People want choices The reward of finding one’s path — Pic by Marc Rafanell López “The worst leader is he who people despise. A good leader is she who people worship. A great leader is one who makes people say: ‘we ourselves did it.’” — Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Micromanagement is…

Will you spend, save or invest it? Your choices shape what you get in return— Pic by Fabian Blank on Unsplash “The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. “ — The Apocryphal Twain Life…

Do something about it What would it be like to live in a world without integrity? This provocative question was part of a challenge posed to high school and college students. Rather than a hypothetical scenario, it feels an urgent matter — we are facing a cheating crisis…

Exercises to become kinder towards yourself Pic by Photo by Matt Collamer on Unsplash “Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.”— Nathaniel Branden Self-compassion beats self-confidence anytime, as I wrote in my previous post. I discussed how overconfidence and narcism force us…

The enemy within Self-compassion is anything but weak — Pic by Aman Shrivastava “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” ― Plato Why am I so harsh on myself? I’m asked this question way too often — from my readers, people who attend my workshops or teams I…

Clarity drives collaboration and action — Pic by Quino Al Self-awareness has become a management buzzword — let’s hope for the right reasons. Self-awareness is not something new. Throughout history, the most successful leaders have always been obsessed with knowing themselves. Self-awareness is having an accurate view of one’s skills, abilities,…

Momentum is the antidote to inertia Momentum builds achievement. — Pic by @andybeales “Change has to be hard because you’re fighting against inertia.” ― James Thornton When you are exhausted, change feels hard (or even impossible). Most people wake up in the morning full of dreams — they want to change…

The world will soon find out “A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.” — W.C. Fields The annual festival was happening in a small village, and each villager was asked to contribute by pouring a bottle of wine into a giant barrel. One of the villagers had…

Don’t sugarcoat the real hazard— Pic by Marius Fiskum “Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in the event of success.” Rumor has it that Sir Ernest Shackleton used the copy above to…

Life happens in the present tense Life happens in the here and now — Pic by Yeshi Kangrang Paul McCartney had a dream that would change his life and career forever. In retrospective, it seems it happened at the right moment and time. However, Paul created the proper condition because…