Where do you consistently see possibilities that others overlook? Where are you helplessly optimistic even in the face of overwhelming odds, to the point that you will continue to work long after others have given up?

If you want to lay your head down each night satisfied with how you spent your day, it’s important that you draw the right battle lines, and stand on principle in how you engage your work. You must have a clear understanding of what’s important to you, and refuse to compromise in those places that require swift and immediate action. You will eventu

No army would charge into battle without understanding the battlefront. It would be mass suicide. Yet, many of us do this daily with our work.

Are there areas in your life where you are intentionally withholding in order to gain a sense of control of the situation? Instead, aggressively pursue resolution with the offending party. If you cannot achieve a satisfactory understanding, then at least you have the information you need to decide your next move. Otherwise, you’re in danger of allo

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

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

The goal is to recognize the things you admire about others so that you can tap into those qualities,

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.

You can either operate by design, meaning that you put specific measures in place to keep you energized, self-aware, and operating at full capacity, or you operate by default, doing what seems comfortable or easy in the moment until your next steps become more clear. (Hint: they won’t.)