It's easy for competitors to copy your skills, but hard for them to copy your authentic personality. Paul Jarvis dedicates an entire chapter of his book (Company of One) to personality. He writes... Personality – the authentic you that traditional business has taught you to suppress under the guise of 'professionalism' – can be [...]
Lessons on personal responsibility, leadership, and how to take extreme ownership of your life. Retired Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin led military units in Iraq which are often described as the most successful units to serve in the war. Today, they use their leadership skills to help others, including sharing important lessons [...]
I'd never studied Stoicism before, but this daily ritual has improved my life after just one month. Throughout 2018 I'm reading Ryan Holiday's book, The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living. The idea is to read just one page each day. On that page is a short quote from one of [...]
Research shows that your browser choice is an indicator of how likely you are to succeed. Adam Grant's book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, contains a fascinating example of what makes some people more successful than others. While researching why some customer service agents stayed in their jobs longer than others, researches stumbled upon [...]
While reading How Google Works I came across a section talking about "Horseback Law." According to the authors, lawyers using old school practice methods can't keep up with fast-moving businesses because those practice methods simply can't keep up with the way most modern businesses operate today. Rather, lawyers should practice what Google lawyers calls "Horseback Law." Below is an [...]