take responsibility
The Power of Acceptance
At the start of this year, I began reading Leo Tolstoy's daily devotional, A Calendar of Wisdom. I found today's entry particularly apt for these trying times: "We would think [...]
How we get in each other’s way without even knowing it
As I was eating breakfast this morning, I watched my son, Jake, drag the kitchen chair across our wooden floor from our dining table to the counter. “Stop dragging the [...]
10 Ways to Be Happier When You’re Feeling Just Fine
Recently, I’ve been on a steady diet of books, podcasts, and documentaries related to happiness. This topic piqued my interest ever since I read about the field of positive psychology [...]
Conscious Business by Fred Kofman
(click on book cover for more details) Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values Published: October 2013 ISBN-10: 1622032020 EP Rating: 5 out of 5 [...]
Trillion Dollar Coach – Bill Campbell Leadership Lessons by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle
(click on book cover for more details) Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell Published: April 2019 ISBN-10: 0062839268 EP Rating: 4 [...]
When you find it hard to forgive someone …
... know that you may actually benefit more than the person you are forgiving by doing so Whether it's intentional or not, other people will do things that hurt us. [...]
4 Practical Ways to Manage Your Energy to Achieve More in Life
Most people wish for extra time in the day to complete everything they want to accomplish. The proactive ones manage time. The effective ones, according to The Power of Full [...]
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
(click on book cover for more details) Extreme Ownership: How U.S Navy Seals Lead and Win Published: November 2017 ISBN-10: 1250183866 EP Rating: 4 out of [...]
3 Tips to Resist the Temptation of Bad Habits – The Influence of Now and Later
When I was in grade school, I would stop by the corner store every day to buy a pack of Now and Later candy on my way to school. There were six [...]