1: Turns out anxiety and excitement are the exact same emotion.

Physiologically, that is. Which just means how your body operates.

“Whether you are anxious about something or excited about it, your body responds in a nearly identical ‘high arousal’ state,” Jane McGonigal writes in her book SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully.

How does your body react?

“You have excess energy, you may feel butterflies in your stomach, … continue reading

1: As CEO of Panera Bread, Ron Shaich would sometimes walk around the conference room table and stand behind one of his executives.

“Placing my elbows on their shoulders, I’d lean forward, letting them feel my weight,” Ron writes in his book Know What Matters.

“You’re going to get this done, right?” I’d ask, all the while pressing down on their shoulders. “Do you feel the weight of that … continue reading

1: Panera founder and CEO Ron Shaich looked out over Boston’s beautiful public gardens.

He was having breakfast with his friend Bill Allen, who had recently been named CEO of Bloomin’ Brands, the company that had created the Outback Steakhouse restaurants.

Bill wanted Ron’s advice: “How the hell do you run a public company like this?”

“I didn’t pull any punches,” Ron writes in his book Know What Matters: … continue reading