Pre-mortem: How Planning To Fail Leads To Success
Most people understand what a post-mortem is - a debrief where you examine something after it has already happened to find out why it succeeded or failed. Projects…
Re/Think Zone
Sharp Lessons From The Room
Most of these ideas aren't mine. The connections are.
Think of me as your filter. Thousands of business books. Millions of articles. Endless podcast episodes.
I collect the ideas worth keeping. I test them. I sharpen them. I connect them. I strip away the BS.
Then I give them back in plain English.
One useful idea every two weeks. Enough to help you see what you couldn't see before.
Pull on any thread. See where it takes you....
The Uncomfortable Truth About Life That Will Wake You Up
I wish I could say you have plenty of time to accomplish whatever you want. But, I can’t. Your time is limited and you are going to die. I know, I know. I keep saying…
Why waste time? Make it count.
This three-minute video hit me at the right moment. It forced me to consider my own mortality and reflect on what’s really important in this short beautiful adventure we…
Would You Skip School To Join Bruce Springsteen On Stage?
I read this line the other day. “If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” I’m not a Harry Potter type of a guy…
When You Are Competing For A Goal, What That Goal Actually Is Changes How You Play The Game
You will never know what others know. You will never want what others want. You will never believe what others believe and feel what they feel. All you have to do is…
Clarity Is Not Just Who You Are But Also Who You’re Not
Every day you make decisions that define who you are and what you believe in. The choices you face may seem insignificant but that doesn't mean they're not important…
Instead Of Freaking Out About Constraints, Embrace Them And Let Them Guide You
The Road Runner with a signature "beep beep" noise is bloody brilliant. So brilliant that it inspired me to write an entire damn article about it. But first, we need to…
Four Questions That’ll Help You Make Good Judgement Calls When You Don’t Know What’s Right Or Wrong
Let’s make one thing clear. Integrity used to be ‘doing the right thing even when no one is watching.’ Today everybody’s watching everything. All the time. Stuff doesn’t…
Write Damn Good Job Posts To Attract Those Who Will Do Work That Matters
Hiring great talent starts with attracting great talent. If you’ve been looking for a job recently on LinkedIn, chances are you’ve come across at least a few impossible…
It’s Time You Change #YOLO to #TOLO, Because They Also Only Live Once
In 2016 YOLO was added to the official English dictionary. In case you don’t know, it stands for You Only Live Once. According to scholars, it’s 'one of the oldest…
Excellence Is Doing Ordinary Things Extraordinarily Well
LeBron James, Marek Hamsik, Michael Phelps, Peter Sagan, Stephen King, Ernest Hemingway, Arnol Schwarzenegger, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk. When we think of…
Would You Flinch If AK-47 Bullets Whizzed Towards You?
A promise is a declaration that you’ll definitely do something. You’re not going to try. You won't give it your best shot. You’re 100 percent going to do it no matter…