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Naturally Irrational
We don’t always have the right words to say. It makes sense, after all; language is a construct, feelings are internal. When we try …
Energy can only be transferred
Power isn’t a force that can be gifted. When you take charge, whether you own your own business or you’re ready to take responsibility …
The great triangular motivator
In his book Drive, Dan Pink says more than money, employees are motivated by the holy trinity of mastery, autonomy, and purpose. If this …
A fake quote with real meaning
“No one is free when others are oppressed.” Gandhi didn’t say this, but that doesn’t make it less true. Until we can all speak …
The origin of species/innovation
Innovation started way before the iPhone. Or the mobile. Or even discovering electricity. Innovation is putting ideas together to make life better. Simple. Whether …
The journey is the reward
If you’re happy, you’ve already won. The whole point is to bring us to that place — to that bliss. We all want to …
We’re just having fun
Culture is about creating community. Building culture is about identifying common values and building a space based on those values where people can feel …
Here, now
We aren’t built for the moment. Humans, by nature, are pulled to the future. Martin Seligman and John Tierney argue in the Times that …
The one thing that always works
“Without love, I am nothing.” That’s what St. Paul said to the Romans. And that’s what we know is true. Change is constant. We’re …
Attitude of Gratitude
What cultivates an attitude of gratitude? What’s the relationship between happiness and gratitude? If you were going to say that sounds like a TED talk, …
Have you tried restarting
If you go to the Apple store for a problem with your MacAnything, the first thing the Genius will ask you — and I …
We’re not selling what we’re selling
Your product has to be great, but your branding has to be better. Every great product has fourteen great knockoffs — but the difference …
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