For many years, I’ve been feeling that the value and importance of well-directed personal efforts are significantly underappreciated. This light bulb first came on when I encountered the ideas of John Wooden, famed coach of UCLA basketball teams. His teams compiled an
When I come across an idea that strikes me as smart, I try to remember it and – at least to some extent – incorporate it into how I run my life. Here are two of them: Consistent Improvement I’d like to
Part of my journey involves steadily improving my level of productivity and success, and helping you improve yours. Along the way to such a goal, it’s important to deliver your best work, not just for the satisfaction of doing it, but because
There are a lot of ideas circulating about how to increase your personal productivity and success. I have quite a few, including these few: Curate Your Crew “You become the average of the people you hang out with.” “Stay away from people
If you’re anything like me, you’ve complained, lamented, even cursed the situations in which you’ve faced difficult choices. They seem like torture: you can’t figure out which of several alternatives is the best one, and you’re stuck, as they say, “on the
I feel like I have been harping for a good long time on the importance of working well with other people. But looking back, I find I haven’t gone into much detail about persuading others to come along with you on your
For most of us, learning from our mistakes is very difficult. The biggest reason is usually that we don’t enjoy making them. In fact, they’re upsetting. So it’s natural for us to want to forget all about our mistakes and put them
We’re often admonished to “think outside the box.” Sometimes, that’s a useful approach. But when was the last time someone gave you any advice on exactly how to do it? Well, I’ve solved that problem. I’ve assembled a handful of ways of
In writing these posts, I’ve frequently mentioned (as I did here) the importance of working well with others. But I haven’t said much about maintaining your own effectiveness, reputation, and mental health when others all around you are challenging your boundaries and
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