Create, Don’t Copy: The DNA of Legendary Work
Short-term producers are consumed by trends, algorithms and immediate visibility. Creative giants (like Tolstoy, Salinger and Monet, for example) did the work to honor gift. And to express their voice...
13 Apr 2min
Hardship is the Fire that Makes Heroes Real
Victims face tough times and grow smaller. Real leaders and the best among us meet challenge—and rise into their primal bigness. Yes, they feel scared or insecure or confused. Yet, they continue, un...
10 Apr 3min
Use Stillness, Silence and Solitude as Business Tools
Use stillness, silence and solitude as business tools. Be quiet daily, in a world of noise and overstimulation. Pay attention to the ideas your wisest self sends you. And refuel. Because in the face o...
9 Apr 2min
Real Leaders Pursue a Cause That's Larger Than Themselves
What makes a great leader is turning down the voice of ego and turning up the volume of service. Ego-chasing is a limited game. My latest book “The Wealth Money Can’t Buy” is full of fresh ideas and ...
8 Apr 2min
Shift from CONSUMER to CREATOR
What an era we inhabit! 10 second videos of people dancing are consumed by millions yet too many of the heroic books remain unread by most. Be a contrarian. Go deep versus really wide. Have rich conve...
7 Apr 3min
Quit Postponing Your Greatness
Postpone not your heart's most precious desires. Who knows what tomorrow brings. Don’t assume the future will be a place where everything you’ve put off because you’re really busy right now can happe...
6 Apr 2min
Stop Sidestepping the Truth: The Power of Hard Conversations
Real leaders have the guts to have the hard conversations. Whether you lead a nation, an enterprise, a community or a family, we are all in the communication business. Knowing what to say, in the rig...
3 Apr 3min
Generosity Always Wins
Helping another human being—in big or tiny ways—is a gift you give to yourself. As you become more useful and generous and kind, your opinion of yourself rises. You increase your integrity and multip...
2 Apr 4min
