Here are two core concepts and strategies that should guide your approach to networking with other humans, regardless of your career or...

There is one outcome that cultivates intrinsic motivation: and that is progress.  Your psychology fundamentally changes when you believe...

If you are motivated based on what you’ll have, you are much less likely to achieve a goal than someone who seeks to change who they are....

No matter where you are in the world, you’ve likely been led to believe that success – no matter how it’s defined – leads to happiness....

Let’s stop telling children the old expression about sticks and stones breaking bones but words not hurting. I barely recall my first...

Most people are kind and ready for kindness. They just need a nudge. Be first to say hello to the cashier.  When you meet eyes with a...

Confident people believe in and act on their own value and importance. Arrogant people have an inflated and unhealthy attachment to their...

In every interaction, you teach others how to treat you with your actions and words – or lack thereof.  It’s okay to have boundaries and...

Much has been written about the relative success of those who take the time to define and go after their goals (especially those who...

Perhaps the biggest lie perpetuated in the self-improvement world is that achievement = fulfillment.  But we know well-loved, uber...

We suffer because we find ourselves in conditions that are at odds with our expectations. The simple antidote – which is not simple in...

It’s easy to go against our true nature, beliefs, and authentic selves, because the crowd (or our tribe) may not approve. Throughout...

You are precisely where you are today primarily due to the energy you put into past decisions.  Want to change future outcomes?  It’s a...

Those of us who make an effort to kill our egos and exhibit humility struggle with how to handle compliments. It’s tempting to be humble...

When we’re young and immature we stress over what people think of us. With a bit more experience we worry less about what people think...

“This company sucks” usually means: my boss or the two people I work with most are difficult.  It’s not the actual company and its 10,000...

Kids should behave. Traffic shouldn’t be this bad. I should work out. I shouldn’t marry someone who’s a different ethnicity. If you...

There are two ways to have the tallest building in town: 1) Work your ass off, gain trust and cooperation of others, and build the...

Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me [Upgrade —>] Use words wisely and carefully – they carry more weight...

Discipline is an admirable trait, and self-control is a poor strategy. If you want to avoid unhealthy food, make sure it’s not allowed in...