The Eight Friends You Need in Your Life
“Mind Openers are the friends who expand your horizons and encourage you to embrace new ideas, opportunities, cultures, and people. They challenge you to think ...
Category: Self Improvement
The Story of the Most Important Month of the 20th Century
“Newly appointed as prime minister, Churchill was faced with two monumental tasks: steer the British government away from a peace deal with Germany, and if succ...
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Best Habits
Good habits are important. But they’re also dangerous. Because while good habits are a key to success, they can also be a trap. Taken too far, a good habit can ...
How Being Vague Can Make Your Creative Work More Powerful
“When you eliminate a person’s need to infer — when you explain things — you take the mystery out. By doing this, the person experiencing the art uses their min...
Art Is Advertising for What We Really Need
“One way to conceive of what artists do is to think that they are, in their own way, running advertising campaigns. Not for anything expensive or usually even a...
The Story of a Reluctant Father
“When you have a child, she becomes your past, present, and future.”
How to Find Focus on Your Next Project
“Instead of thinking of it as a quality or skill you bring to bear on something, consider focus to be the force you exert to stay in line with your intentions.”
Stop Wanting To Be, Start Wanting To Do
“If all you want to do is be someone who started a business or finished a creative project, that’s going to be bad for you. You can’t go into business thinking ...
You Should Encourage Your Kids to Argue
“The skill to get hot without getting mad — to have a good argument that doesn’t become personal — is critical in life. But it’s one that few parents teach to t...
How to Say No with Grace
“You don’t have to change what you want just because someone else wants something different. All you have to do is clarify — with grace and firmness — that your...