Try a Little Kindness: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Change a Life
Where harshness often feels like the default for many people, especially when they have been wronged, kindness can…
Integrity in The Small Things: The Foundation of Greater Responsibility
If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are…
It May Feel Hard, But Look How Easy You’ve Had It: Gratitude, Help, and The Grace of Support
My dearest readers, I am sure you know that life has a way of making us feel like…
The Sucker’s Payoff: The Deceptive Game of Immediate Gratification
In the world of game theory, the “Sucker’s Payoff” refers to a situation where one player gains a…
A Leader Must Be a Reader: Wisdom is a Great Way to Prepare
Leadership has never been easy, whether you are leading a nation, a company, a family, or even just…
Who You Spend Time With Matters: The Power of Proximity
Some of us believe that we are immune to influence; that our convictions are firm, our values unshakable,…
It’s Not Just How Much You Read, But What You Feed Your Mind
We live in a world that worships volume of followers, of money, of productivity, and yes, even of…
It Doesn’t Matter What You Do, It Matters How You Do It: The Stoic Secret to a Good Life
There is a quiet or for some a big and loud dignity in doing your work well, not…
The Law of Humility: Seeing Yourself Without the Distortion of Ego
Baruch Spinoza once wrote, “Pride is pleasure arising from a man’s thinking too highly of himself.” It is…
The Law of Mastery: Why Depth Beats Breadth Every Time
A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he…