Small talk creates advantage. You harm yourself, limit opportunities, and frustrate your career when you avoid polite conversations. Who enjoys more opportunity? The person who avoids people or the person who gets to… Continue reading
“The greatest harm in the world has been done by people with good intentions.” Anonymous The most destructive hypocrites believe they’re authentic. They have good intentions but don’t see their own inconsistency. Teams… Continue reading
I’ve been taking cold showers for a couple years. My practice has evolved. Even if you’re smart enough to reject cold showers, these lessons will be useful. Begin warm: My cold shower journey… Continue reading
Sometimes when you try to fix a mistake you make things worse. Yesterday, I put the wrong month in WordPress when I scheduled today’s post. I quickly corrected the date. The effect was… Continue reading
Stephen King hung rejection notices on a nail when he was a kid. When he turned 17, the nail fell out because of all the rejections he’d received. What did he do with… Continue reading
You had a brilliant thought and like an idiot didn’t write it down. The opportunity to record a brilliant idea is the time between a lightning flash and the thunder that follows. If… Continue reading
