There’s that saying that you should “love people and use things, not the other way around.”
Speak Your Achievements
As a species, we meme our dreams into existence.
As a species, we meme our dreams into existence.
One Year, One Mission, One Focus
If you’re tired of riding the fad carousel, you can get off any time.
If you’re tired of riding the fad carousel, you can get off any time.
Parallel Trains
“You’ve made your choice, and I have made mine."
“You’ve made your choice, and I have made mine.”
Unfiltered: Honest or Stupidity?
Think before you speak and don’t auto-pardon yourself after.
Think before you speak and don’t auto-pardon yourself after.
Who Is the Person Who Hurt You the Most?
We all have skeletons in our closets, and the one we’ve buried deepest carries the very alive face we look at every morning in the mirror.
We all have skeletons in our closets, and the one we’ve buried deepest carries the very alive face we look at every morning in the mirror.
Omotenashi: How the Japanese Remind Us We Deserve to Be Happy
“Wholehearted hospitality” is something you can extend to everyone you meet.
“Wholehearted hospitality” is something you can extend to everyone you meet.
Forced Acceptance
No matter who you are, the world would continue spinning without you just the same.
No matter who you are, the world would continue spinning without you just the same.
The Kind of Sharing That Matters
The moments that truly matter are easily lost in a sea of humdrum, everyday activities.
The moments that truly matter are easily lost in a sea of humdrum, everyday activities.
Fauxtonomy
Don’t settle where you’re not trusted.
Don’t settle where you’re not trusted.
Keep the Change
My personal measure of inflation is what I call “the pretzel index.”
My personal measure of inflation is what I call “the pretzel index.”
It Might Go Better Than You Expect
The next time you catch yourself thinking, “I hope this is gonna go well,” remember: It could go well or not so well — but it might go even better, and that’s the hoop we’re truly shooting for.
The next time you catch yourself thinking, “I hope this is gonna go well,” remember: It could go well or not so well — but it might go even better, and that’s the hoop we’re truly shooting for.
Can You Repeat It?
Business is not a creativity game. It’s a money game.
Business is not a creativity game. It’s a money game.
Pick Your Obstacles
Some problems are better than others, if only because you are better suited to address them.
Some problems are better than others, if only because you are better suited to address them.
The Uncertain Art of Stepping Up
You won’t be ready when life makes the big ask, and you shouldn’t expect yourself to be. Unpreparedness is half the deal.
You won’t be ready when life makes the big ask, and you shouldn’t expect yourself to be. Unpreparedness is half the deal.
There Can Only Be One Person in the Angry-Boat
The angry-boat is a one-person canoe, and as soon as you get in, the other person will have to get out.
The angry-boat is a one-person canoe, and as soon as you get in, the other person will have to get out.