Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day

What do you know you should be doing, but have been ignoring?

You should always be working toward at least one stretch goal, and it’s valuable if you have stretch goals in multiple areas of your life. There are four key areas where you want to consider implementing stretch goals: business/work (developing skills or context for your work), mental (developing your intellectual capacity and ability to process co

However, an overinflated ego can create blind spots that prevent us from seeing obvious areas of vulnerability. When we start to believe that we can do no wrong, we lose the edge that keeps us alert and open to new opportunities for growth.

The key to conquering aimlessness is to concretely define the battles that you need to fight each day in order to make meaningful progress, then focus your efforts on those above all else.

Make a list of five people you admire. Are there any qualities they exhibit that intimidate you? Make a list of these qualities, and consider any overlap between them. Do you notice any patterns? If so, how would you begin to cultivate those qualities in your own life?

There is probably a certain set of problems that you notice in your life that others don’t seem to find quite as vexing. Great people throughout the ages have also locked onto a problem (or set of them) and spent their life surrounding and attacking it. Do you recognize others who are attacking some of the same problems that vex you?

By considering how your heroes might tackle the very same problems you’re encountering, it helps you think about how to apply their best qualities to your work.

when I come across someone with extreme conviction about their work, it pushes me to the edge of my comfort zone. I think it’s because I crave that kind of precision in my own work, and I feel a little like the ground I stand on is being challenged.

Greatness emerges when you consistently choose to do what’s right, even when it’s uncomfortable.