I remember a time when the sound of childhood was the slamming of a screen door. It was the noise of kids spilling out into the neighborhood, negotiating the rules of a pickup game, scraping their ...

I used to believe that good writing was about having the biggest vocabulary or the cleverest turns of phrase. Early in my career, I thought that if I just used the right adjectives and structured m...

I want to show you a dangerous illusion we all carry about personal growth. It is the belief that transformation is a magical event. We think that if we just find the right mentor, read the right ...

There is a quiet, agonizing moment in every person’s life when the rules you were taught suddenly clash with the truth you feel in your gut. You are standing at a crossroads. On one side is the pa...

I want to share a hard lesson I learned early in my professional life. I once watched a colleague with half my technical skill and a fraction of my work ethic get promoted over me. For a long time...

I want to show you a dangerous trap that catches almost everyone who is trying to build something meaningful. It is the belief that to be successful, you must be everything to everyone. You may b...

I want you to think about the first thing you consumed this morning. Maybe it was a cup of coffee. Maybe it was a glass of tap water, or a piece of toast, or a vitamin. Think about the moment you ...

Think about the last time you knew exactly what you needed to do, but you just could not make yourself do it. You knew you needed to eat the salad, but you ordered the burger. You knew you needed ...

We have all watched them. The person who walks into a crowded room and seems to effortlessly glide from one conversation to the next. They know exactly when to speak, when to listen, and how to mak...

I want you to think about the last time you exhausted yourself without moving a single muscle. You know the feeling. It is 2:00 a.m., and you are staring at the ceiling, replaying a conversation f...