How to Turn a Mistake to Your Advantage
Sometimes the best lessons aren’t the ones we were looking for
The most successful people you know make mistakes. They’ve learned to own their mistakes and shape the experience into something positive.
Being Your Best Self
This time next year, will you be wiser, more thoughtful, and living a life you dream of? Or just a year older? Always take time to sharpen the saw.
The Transitive Property of Importance
Why you should—or shouldn’t—care about what they care about
There’s nothing wrong with focusing on what’s important to you. You’re probably helping everyone else out, too.
Keep Asking Why
Peel away the excuses until you get to the reason
Keep asking questions until you understand what happened and how to influence it. It’s a management technique that three-year-olds have down pat.
The First Law of Productivity
What does your language say about the control you have of your life?
A proactive mindset is one of the best things you can develop to increase your productivity. Accept responsibility for what you do, and you can be unstoppable.
Two Questions to Let Go of Bad Decisions
Sunk costs will sink you if you don’t let them go
We often feel trapped in old decisions, no matter how bad we feel the decision is now. Here are two questions to help you let go of the past and make a better decision today.
Are Imaginary Arguments Making You Miserable?
Stop making up reasons to be unhappy
You have enough problems to deal with without making up new ones. Take a step back and consider why you’re doing it.
Push Through the Fog
When the going gets tough, the tough keep pushing
When you’re in the fog, it’s easier than ever to give up. Focus on why you’re doing it and push through.
A Year without Credit Cards
Are they really an indispensable part of modern life?
Part of sharpening the saw is a willingness to experiment and tinker with how you do things, figuring out what works and what works better. We stopped using credit cards to see what happened.
How to Enjoy the Second Half of the Super Bowl
Three quick questions to put any situation in perspective
Decisions can be hard to weigh in the moment. Here’s a simple exercise that will help you determine how a choice can help you reach the right outcome.
Are You Driving on a Flat Tire?
When a need isn’t being met, all our energy goes to meeting it
When one of our basic needs isn’t being met, it’s like trying to drive a car with a flat tire. Stop and take time to fix it.