“Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself”  - – Epictetus   - We all have different stories and circumstances that define our history.  We’re from different parts of the world, our families are different (but all crazy),

“The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.”  - -- Adam Grant   - Even in a quarantined world, we have dozens of interactions with other people ea...

If you’re reading this, you want more.  You want more money, a better job, a healthier body, a deeper relationship.  You want something.  - And if you’re anything like me, you could use a little kick this Monday morning.   -

“Your progress is wrecked or preserved by a single day and a single event”  - – Epictetus The stories are in the news seemingly every day.  A successful person who has built their brand for years or even decades has let it slip.

Have you ever been in the middle of doing something important, got distracted by a flashy notification and then got stuck down a rabbit hole? Me too.  We've all become like Dory from Finding Nemo.  - In a world currently full of notifications and inst...

I’m surprised by how few people I’ve seen reference Henry David Thoreau during the quarantine of COVID-19.  For the unfamiliar, Thoreau spent a few years intentionally quarantined to get more in touch with himself and nature while removing himself from...

Last week’s tip was to send people handwritten notes.  Coincidentally, I came across this podcast that shows this strategy in motion.  - Buzz Williams, Head Coach of Texas A&M’s basketball program, is a handwritten note maniac.

I recently saw the below quote from Farnam Street (link) and wanted to share it with you all.  "A great leader, I think—that a great leader walks into the room and you feel bigger. You don’t think, “Wow! What a great leader.” You think, “Wow!

You can usually tell in the first few minutes of a podcast how well it’s going to go.  So when David Cancel, CEO of Drift, answered my first question around learning with “Yes, this is my obsession…” I knew I was in for a good one.   - I mean,

"Beware the naked man who offers you his shirt"   Put simply: you can’t give what you don’t have.  It’s hard to be a good leader, partner, significant other or friend when you’re grouchy or feeling off.  -