Personal mastery
Meta skills towards continual self improvement. Self awareness, learning, unlearning, emotional intelligence, discipline, commitment, adaptability, clarity, good judgment
Personal mastery
One former client, who is now the CEO of a health-care company, said if he had to identify one key element of his career success, it was realizing early on that every new role in his career carried its own particular purpose. Whether the new role came from a promotion or from a move to a different organization, his first task was always to get very
... See moreAmy Jen Su • The Leader You Want to Be
As artists, we must learn to be self-nourishing. We must become alert enough to consciously replenish our creative resources as we draw on them—to restock the trout pond, so to speak. I call this process filling the well.
Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
but if there is one skill that stands out, it’s the ability to focus and make the best move when there are no good moves.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
What has been your biggest mistake, what was the lesson learned from it?
Originally Answered: What has been your biggest mistake and the lesson learned from it?
The general class of mistake has been to focus on the wrong things.
I generally let myself get a little bit too overcommitted, which causes me to not spend enough time thinking about what I... See more
Originally Answered: What has been your biggest mistake and the lesson learned from it?
The general class of mistake has been to focus on the wrong things.
I generally let myself get a little bit too overcommitted, which causes me to not spend enough time thinking about what I... See more
Quora Session with Sam Altman
Sam Altman
Too often people assume that you should only focus on one thing in your life, period. But that’s not what this strategy is about. It’s about being smart about what you pursue. Yes, you can achieve a lot of things…But just not at the same time.
You can’t build a career, get in shape, compete in marathons, write a book, invest in a business, get kids,... See more
You can’t build a career, get in shape, compete in marathons, write a book, invest in a business, get kids,... See more
Stories that do carry some element of truth can actually be the most troublesome, because we put a lot of stock in ‘truth’, no matter how selective and partial it may be. Perhaps, as your classmates years ago never failed to point out during P. E. lessons, you were ‘bad’ at sports. Okay, but maybe you were bad at sports because you preferred
... See moreSusan David • Emotional Agility
“What’s preventing you from achieving your ten-year goals inside of six months?” — Peter Thiel
What are the real obstacles that are preventing you?
Don’t arbitrarily try to achieve goals in predetermined time frames.
Compress your timelines.
In six months, you'll be thanking yourself.
What are the real obstacles that are preventing you?
Don’t arbitrarily try to achieve goals in predetermined time frames.
Compress your timelines.
In six months, you'll be thanking yourself.
Alex Banks • Sunday Signal: Tesla’s new Optimus demo, random walks and Steve Jobs’ career advice
Vocabulary gets in the way sometimes. Design is not just a profession. A customer is not only a person who buys something. A product is not just a physical object or software that you sell.
Tony Fadell • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
“ACT” with Peace As leaders have privately shared their worries, frustrations, and moments of doubt, I’ve created an easy acronym as a reminder for the ways you can access more peace and satisfaction. “ACT” stands for the following: A = ACCEPT THE MOMENT: Take constructive and effective action for what’s within your control. C = BE CONTENT IN THE
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