It’s time to set your dreams free It’s time to release your dreams. Pic by Andreas Wagner “Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”…

Learn to Overcome Self-Doubt Silence self-doubt. Jump into action. Pic by Sam Poullain “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” ― William Shakespeare I’m worried about my friend Jack. He has a disruptive idea he wants…

You Need Action, Not Wishful Thinking Stop wishful thinking. Jump into action. Pic by Paul Bence. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop, don’t worry that it isn’t good enough, or it isn’t perfect, whatever it is:…

Problems won’t go away if you ignore them Tackle your team’s problems before everybody leaves for the holidays- Photo by Pawel Chu http://ift.tt/2nWBaGr “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential,…

When startups face the moment of truth Photo by ???✨ on Unsplash “No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change….

The Paradox of Workplace Happiness Happiness is elusive, like ping pong balls. Pic by http://ift.tt/2qcz6rt Is happiness underrated or romanticized? I would say both. Especially when it comes to the workplace. Many organizations— either by choice or the need to retain talent — are making happiness at…

The Paradox of Happiness Hide in your shell. Or embrace happiness. Pic by http://ift.tt/2zstlJT Are you happy? I remember the first time I asked that question to my wife back when we started dating. She was caught off-guard. Now, though she got used to me asking…

Please stop chasing the formula for success We all want to be successful. But getting there is not easy. You won’t find the road to success on your GPS. There are no shortcuts either. “Greatness is a road towards the unknown.” — Charles de Gaulle Stop taking the bait of…

The backstage of sharp vision, myopia, and blindness Leadership lessons from backstage. Pic by Flaunter .com “What you don’t see backstage is what really controls the show.” — Sarah Sutton The world of business mimics that of entertainment. Both artists and top executives have two lives. The one glamorous…

Daily Stretch #32: Reconnect with your true self Our identity resembles our shadow. It changes shape, it evolves. But it’s still ours. “Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?” — Scott Turow Did you ever look yourself in the mirror and see a stranger?…