David Shechtman discusses the importance of shifting from “doing” to “being” during the holidays; and why it is so needed at work and everywhere else in our lives.
Keep Calm Or You’re Fired
The modern economy is not driven by mindless automatons scurrying to avoid the unemployment rolls; rather, it’s about excited and engaged professional disrupting the status quo by creating profound value.
Being Authentic Is True Leadership
In this world of spin-doctoring, impression management, and controlled messaging, knowing where someone stands is quite a victory.
The Courage To Endure
The choice to find meaning in suffering is one of our greatest opportunities. This requires courage. This requires fortitude. This requires endurance.
The Courage To Let Go
We see ourselves as someone who does this or doesn’t do that, regardless of the fact that these ideas are out of date or even self-destructive.
The Courage To Listen
Put simply—listening creates vulnerability, vulnerability that scares us. No one likes to be vulnerable. Nobody likes to feel uncertain. None of us likes to even consider being wrong.
The Courage To Risk
It felt as though a fever had broken. I suddenly felt free. I knew that I had to risk ending this professional relationship in order to improve it. I had to move away from a thousand evasive options and into one direct one.
The Courage To Surrender
When you surrender to something bigger than yourself, you open the door to change and transformation. You step into the world of transcendence.
You Can Get There From Here
Resistance is the bane of any organizational change effort—or is it?
The Courage To Change
Change, even positive change, is hard for people to embrace. It’s a shift away from what they do and how they think; and, more importantly, it’s a shift away from who they are.
The Courage To Learn
Most of people don’t do this. Most people don’t view struggle—and even failure—as instructive. Most people don’t demonstrate the resilience to hang in through tough times this way or the openness to say, “That didn’t work—what can I learn about myself?”
The Courage To Be Real
Marc Maron reminds us that being brilliant doesn’t mean copying others. Rather it means being the best version of who we are.
The Top 10 Blockers To Courage
The courage to listen, courage to think differently, courage to believe in something, courage to take action, courage to endure difficulty, courage to face oneself, and courage to enact new learnings.
LeBron James–The Real Decision
If LeBron decides to adapt his game to whatever the team needs—scoring, rebounding, defense, or passing—then Cleveland has a great chance of winning.
Shadows And Shadowboxing: Bush For President?
As Jeb Bush departs for Europe to practice looking “presidential,” many people wonder if he stands a chance to be president (or should stand a chance).
Whoops, We’ve Got A Leaky Blatter
It’s time for FIFA, and Sepp Blatter to step up and teach our kids about stewardship