The Advice We Give Kids About Success Prevents Them From Being Happy
“It’s certainly good for children to have goals they’re working toward. But instead of always encouraging them to focus on what’s next on their to-do list, help...
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How To Think Like A Hustler Instead Of A Sucker
“Chumps prefer a beautiful lie to an ugly truth. The sucker wants to believe certain things about life and so projects these wishes on to the real world, seeing...
What Creative Pros Wish They Knew During Previous Decades Of Their Career
“The pressure to do things quickly or have success happen right away is ingrained in our culture of instant-gratification, but really your real life is so long....
3 Things Marketers Can Learn From The Rise Of Netflix And The Fall Of Blockbuster
“There were several factors that contributed to the company’s downfall, including not understanding what business they were really in — entertainment, not retai...
David Lynch On Where Great Ideas Come From
“Ideas are like fish and you don’t make the fish, you catch the fish. Desiring an idea is like putting bait on a hook and lowering it into the water.”
How To Become As Confident As A Professional Poker Player
“She very much acknowledges that losing is a likely reality. Her expectation isn’t to win every time, but it’s to use her skill to give her an advantage over th...
The Six Qualities Of Great Leaders
“How you do anything, is how you do everything. A good leader sets a vision, determines what needs to be done to achieve that vision, and executes until the end...
If You Master Discomfort, You Can Master Anything
“Unfortunately, many people avoid discomfort. They do everything they can to avoid it. They are just too comfortable to be pushed or bothered to make a change o...
If You Don’t Keep Earning Your Title, It Expires
“By using a title without still doing the work, you fool yourself into thinking future success is assured. (‘This is who I am!’) That premature sense of satisfa...
6 Must-Reads About Pricing A Product
“Ask someone if they like a product. Then ask them if they like it at a price point, say $20. The whole conversation changes.”