What Defines Winners and Losers?
In the last week there were two big sports stories that invite us to think about what defines winners and … Continue Reading
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Do You Have a ‘Designated Survivor’?
Sometimes, political tradition points the way toward wise personal practice. Okay, maybe not that often, but when it works, as … Continue Reading
Misty Copeland Dances to Stardom
Do you know who Misty Copeland is? In case you don’t follow ballet: Copeland is the only African-American soloist with … Continue Reading
Kobe Bryant Shows Us Greatness… with Failure
It is natural to feel a fear of failure and mistakes and easy to say we need to get over … Continue Reading
Make a Mistake, Make a Discovery
What is your attitude toward mistakes? Well, recently researchers at IBM announced that they found two new kinds of industrial … Continue Reading
How Being Generous and Being Prosperous Go Together
From ancient promises in the Bible to contemporary prognostications about success in business, the claim is often made that we … Continue Reading
A Reality Check: How Much Is Too Much?
When it comes to the bad stuff in life, answering the question of “how much is too much” seems pretty … Continue Reading
The Delusion of The Triple Package
It takes just a few hours to read “Tiger Mom” Amy Chua and her husband, fellow Yale law professor, Jed … Continue Reading
Can We Recover From Betrayal?
Betrayal is one of the oldest and most serious hurts we inflict upon each other. Dante, for example, relegated betrayers … Continue Reading
What Curling Can Teach You
Believe it or not, there are significant life lessons to be learned from the rather obscure sport of curling – … Continue Reading