When moving forward means saying goodbye
The world needs the light and magic you have inside of you. Your journey itself—and the promise of what is to come—is more important than any posi…
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When the journey ahead terrifies you
Being terrified doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’re human. And the most important steps we take in life are often going to be the most ter…
TEDx Talk: Reaching your personal escape velocity
We must make a fundamental change to how we view ourselves—not as the product of our past, but for the potential of our future. Watch Rusty Lindquis…
Finding fulfillment: 4 truths of personal progress
These four truths about mastery and personal progress will help you find fulfillment, purpose, and direction in life, and will help you get past your …
What you probably didn’t know about doing little things
Little things can give us a sense of accomplishment, which can be good in building momentum; but they can also help us justify putting off the big thi…
What is the greatest reason to change?
There are lots of noble reasons to seek change in life. According to Vince Lombardi, chiefest among them is love.
Sleep Deprivation: how you sabotage your own success
Sometimes we give too much credit to our failures, when what we really need is just a little more of this one key thing.
Find perspective in this surprisingly effective lens for life
FIND PERSPECTIVE IN THIS SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE LENS FOR LIFE articles Imagine you’ve been given a garden. It’s your garden, and you’re responsible for its care.…
The touching story behind Rudolf, the reindeer
In 1939, Montgomery Ward asked employee Bob May to write a Christmas story for them to give away at Christmastime. It ended up being one of the most w…
Guiding Principles: a moral compass makes life easier
Misery in life is the result of living without direction. For a life of happiness, fulfillment, purpose, and meaning, you need a strong moral compass.
Failure and critics – ignore them both
When you have a vision—when you really believe you can make a difference, do something great, or create something meaningful—you’ve got to learn…
Waiting for Superman premieres this week
Our schools are the incubators of the future, and right now they’re scarcely lukewarm. Our nation's education ratings are among the lowest of all de…
10 steps to make change easier
Change is difficult, but by understanding the biology behind it, we uncover 10 powerful steps that can increase our chance of success, and even make i…
If you’ve never been homeless, read this
Driving awareness and empathy to the issue of homelessness in America. Be aware, and help by sharing.
Who I am makes a difference
Finding fulfillment, purpose, and direction in life isn't hard, once you realize these four fundamental truths about the pursuit of mastery and person…
Mastery and personal progress: the secret to fulfillment
Finding fulfillment, purpose, and direction in life isn't hard, once you realize these four fundamental truths about the pursuit of mastery and person…
What you need to know to find meaning in life and work
It amazes me how many people I talk to, even those well into advanced, seemingly rewarding careers, are actually not happy. Is this you? Have you foun…
3 things to help you succeed under pressure
These three things will increase your chances of success, and you'll learn why airplane windows are round.
The pursuit of mastery and the mastery asymptote
When you accept the inescapable nature of the mastery asymptote, you realize the joy isn't in the destination (which will forever elude you), rather, …
There is no secret ingredient!
The key to accomplishing all that you ever wanted, the key to changing who you are, the key to reaching new heights, the key to limitless personal pow…
