1: Edward’s suffered from anxiety and worry. His body language made that clear, Chad Willardson thought to himself.
Chad is the founder and president of Pacific Capital, a premier wealth management firm in Southern California. He was meeting Edward for the very first time. The year was 2003.
“Edward mentioned that he was concerned about the stock market and where the economy was headed,” Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy write … continue reading
1: Dan Sullivan was frustrated with Bob, one of his clients.
And Bob was frustrated with Dan. Which was creating negative energy for the group of entrepreneurs who had gathered that day.
Dan is the founder of the Strategic Coach, the world’s #1 entrepreneurial coaching program. Every 60-90 days, groups of entrepreneurs gather to be coached by Dan and work through a set of “thinking tools that allow them to … continue reading
1: “Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and Americans have been unhappy ever since,” is the first sentence of Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy‘s powerful book The Gap and The Gain: The High Achiever’s Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success.
“One specific phrase has come to define American culture and psychology: ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,'” Dan and Ben observe.
Thomas Jefferson wrestled … continue reading
1: How do we “develop a real plan for a better life?”
Trent Hamm tells us we start by selecting the areas of our lives on which we want to focus (step one), outline where we are currently (step two), where we want to be in five or ten years (step three), and brainstorm five to fifteen possible actions or projects that would move us from … continue reading
“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage,” former GE CEO Jack Welch tells us.
Ultimate. Competitive. Advantage.
Spoken by one of the most successful CEO’s in history.
But how does an organization become a learning organization?
At PCI, we focus on two specific strategies.
First, we look outside for new ideas that will make us better. We are big believers … continue reading
In our quest to create what philosopher Brian Johnson calls masterpiece days, so far this week we’ve looked of two of Brian’s “Big 3:” our energy and our work.
Today, we turn our attention to the third element: Love.
To love, we must be deeply present.
What’s the #1 thing in the way?
Technology.
Yesterday we covered how digital distractions are the #1 enemy of doing genius work.
New … continue reading
“The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period,” says Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the longest and most comprehensive study on human happiness.
Period. Hard stop.
Robert tells us: “It’s not the number of friends you have; it’s the quality of your close relationships that matters.”
This week we are going to be explore the power of … continue reading
That’s one of the more surprising facts Shawn Achor shares in his terrific book on positive psychology, The Happiness Advantage.
Knowing the right thing and doing the right thing are… two different things.
Aristotle tells us: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
So, how do we create good habits?
One strategy involves what Shawn refers to as “activation energy.” The key … continue reading
“You don’t understand, I want to run a marathon in a month…” said one of Shawn Achor‘s clients.
This week we are looking at some of the key lessons to be learned from Shawn’s book The Happiness Advantage. We’ve probably walked (or in this case, run) in those shoes. We decide on a big goal and we want to achieve it now. Right now.
How’s that working out … continue reading
During the construction of St. Paul’s cathedral in London, British architect Sir Christopher Wren asked three men what they were doing.
The first replied, “I am cutting a piece of stone.” The second said: “I am earning five shillings two pence a day.” The third man answered, “I am building a beautiful cathedral.”
They were doing the exact same thing. But, one man had a job. The second, a career. The third man … continue reading
