We’ve often heard of rising to “the 30,000 foot view” of what’s going on in a particular situation. It’s considered an excellent way to get…

I’m wary of expectations. In my experience, expectations have a way of setting firm boundaries around situations you are about to experience, and it’s far…

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…

When I come across an idea that strikes me as smart, I try to remember it and – at least to some extent – incorporate…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

If you’re never going to have another crisis or severe problem in your work or your life, you can skip this one. The rest of…