1: “John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful—and ruthless—businessmen in history,”Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
After growing up in humble, unstable circumstances, John built Standard Oil into “a gargantuan conglomerate with immense global reach and outsize influence in all manner of world affairs,” Sahil observes.
To put his wealth into perspective, by … continue reading
1: Stanford professor Dr. Carol Dweck and her colleagues administered a nonverbal IQ test to two groups of adolescents
Afterwards, one group was praised for their intelligence (“You must be smart!”).
The other was praised for their effort (“You must have worked really hard!”).
The researchers then administered a second test with a harder set of problems.
“The intelligence-praised children performed worse,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 … continue reading
1: Want to live an extra seven years?
According to an eleven-year study led by Robert Butler, one of the pioneers of healthy-aging research, “Those who expressed a clear purpose in life lived about seven years longer and had a higher quality of life than those who did not,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
There’s more.
“A more recent 2019 study in … continue reading
1: Ever experienced a sleepless night?
Ever lie in bed “contemplating the end of a relationship, a job transition, our physical health, or concerns about children and family members?” Diane Button asks in her powerful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living.
The next morning, we typically get up and start the next day. When we stop to pick up our coffee, the barista … continue reading
1: “Fortune favors the curious,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.
As it turns out, curiosity is an actual “Fountain of Youth.”
Yesterday, we looked at how curiosity makes us healthier as we age—both mentally and physically.
The bad news? “Unfortunately, that raw childhood curiosity we’re born with slowly atrophies throughout our adult lives,” Sahil writes.
We begin our lives brimming with curiosity. … continue reading
1: The setting? Harvard University.
The class? Introductory to Astronomy.
In the front row? A ninety-year-old man.
His name? Hank Behar.
How did Hank end up in this class with some of the world’s brightest eighteen-year-olds?
It started with a question from his wife, Phyllis.
In 2014, “Phyllis asked Hank what he wanted for his ninetieth birthday,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: … continue reading
Sahil Bloom stood on the side of the stage. There was a buzz coming from the packed auditorium.
He was the keynote speaker, and it was moments before he was about to deliver his talk.
The entire event had been building to this moment.
“Go!” the event organizer said, gently pushing his shoulder.
On cue, the song Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys blasted out of the speakers.
Huh?
“You’re … continue reading
1: Consider the following two questions:
“Where did you get married?” vs. “How did you decide on the wedding venue?”
At first glance, the questions seem similar. But if our goal is to start a meaningful conversation, they are worlds apart.
“Where did you get married?” is an example of a “stop sign” question, Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design … continue reading
1: Floyd Barker was 88 years old. He lived alone in a rustic farmhouse he had shared with his late wife Ruth, who had passed away six years earlier.
“You couldn’t tell from his gregarious smile and inquisitive eyes,” Diane Button writes in her wonderful book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living, but “Floyd was lonely. . .
“He was also dying from kidney failure,” … continue reading
1: Hollywood tells us that being an entrepreneur is all about being a “high-flying, confident risk-taker who beats the odds and retires young,” Ron Shaich writes in his outstanding book Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations.
This week, we’ve been analyzing Ron’s rise as the founder of Panera Bread. In 2017, he and his team would sell the company for $7.5 billion, one of the largest … continue reading
