Curiosity may kill the cat, but it keeps us young, enlivened and interested. “Curiosity is the lust of the mind.” – Thomas Hobbes
Recently, I heard “success” defined as the sum total of all your decisions—specifically limiting the number of bad decisions. For every really bad result, there were a hundred signs along the way. We simply can’t turn a blind eye to the little errors in judgement. Little cheats and little white lies may seem innocent, but however minuscule it may seem at first, the pattern may result in major problems down the road. Do yourself (and probably them) a favor, bring the bad decisions to light early and often.
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It would probably make your day if your boss, banker, partner, or spouse called you and told you how important you are. In fact, it would be great if more people around you would tell you…
Between The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow, my approach to “communication†has changed dramatically. Communication is about being understood. Period. Communication is not about simply sending an email, making a quick phone call, or screaming…
Recently, I was sitting in a board meeting, and I started to question why I was there—not in the existential sense—but why and how was I really serving the organization? Was I merely “showing up? 
“There are no stupid questions,” or so I’ve heard. Then I started asking a few and found that people look at me like I’m stupid, not the question. I guess I’ve been conditioned to suppress…