1: Ever said, “It’s just quicker if I do it myself?”
Probably.
Yesterday, we looked at the powerful results of “the ownership program” at the New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park where junior team members were given ownership of different types of beverages, including coffee, cocktails, and tea.
“I’m not going to lie,” General Manager Will Guidara acknowledges in his book Unreasonable Hospitality, “it’s much easier to … continue reading
1: Psychologist John Gottman can predict who will eventually get divorced a stunning 94 percent of the time.
In a pioneering 1992 study, John and his team interviewed fifty-two married couples.
They asked each couple “a variety of questions about how they met, why they decided to get married, and what changes their relationships had been through and observed them as they took part in a fifteen-minute discussion about a … continue reading
1: “Greg Sloan was on the fast track,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.
“Just into his early thirties,” he notes, “he had risen to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs, one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world, and he served as a trusted financial adviser to a long list of well-known corporate … continue reading
1: Apple founder Steve Jobs once stated: “Almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
“Remembering that we are going to die,” Steve said, “is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking we have something to lose. We are already naked.”
So, let’s imagine our funeral.
“Close … continue reading
1: “Think of a pleasant wine-tasting memory,” John Mark Comer writes in The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World.
What is it that is underneath every thriving vine?
A trellis. “A structure to hold up the vine so it can grown and bear fruit,” John Mark notes.
A trellis is to a vine as structure is to … continue reading
1: “On a regular basis I catch myself saying, ‘I wish there were ten more hours in a day,'” John Mark Comer writes in The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.
Time is a problem. A limitation. A challenge.
“It doesn’t matter if we’re the CEO of a multinational corporation or a retired school bus driver, John Mark notes, “if we’re single or raising a family of seven, if we live … continue reading
1: New Year’s resolutions don’t work.
“A survey of over 31 million activities by the team at Strava found that most New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by January 12,” Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes in her book Tiny Experiments, “which they called Quitter’s Day.”
So, why do New Year’s resolutions fail?
Because we “overcommit to a bunch of lofty aspirations,” Anne-Laure explains. “The human mind has a love/hate relationship with … continue reading
1: In 2018, Oprah Winfrey provided Harper’s Bazaar with a detailed overview of her average day, Dan Martell writes in his book Buy Back Your Time.
7:01 a.m.: Wakes up surrounded by nature at her home in Montecito, California.
8:00 a.m.: Brushes teeth and takes her five dogs outside. Makes her favorite espresso.
8:30 a.m.: Enjoys a series of spiritual exercises like meditating, reading, and silence.
9:00 a.m.: Works … continue reading
1: “I can’t do this anymore,” Dan Martell‘s finance said. She laid her engagement ring down on the counter.
His “once future wife” wanted out “four months shy of my wedding day, on a seemingly normal day when I’d been working since the crack of dawn,” Dan writes in his book Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.
“Apparently,” she reasoned, “if … continue reading
1: Fred Kofman was five years old. It was the night before he was to start first grade.
“I had a meltdown in bed,” he recalls in his book The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership.
“My parents heard me crying, so they came to check on me. When they asked me why I was crying, I told them that I was afraid that they would get mad … continue reading
