1: The big thinkers say no.

“Money has never made man happy, nor will it,” Ben Franklin once said.

Centuries before, Aristotle wrote: “The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion, and wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else.”

More recently, Maya Angelou observed: “Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love … continue reading

1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations.  On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

Searching for a bit of wisdom as we push to end 2024 on a strong note and start 2025 with a bang.

“You’re standing in front of an elevator. The … continue reading

1: The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman did an experiment

“Half the participants were randomly assigned a numbered lottery ticket,”  Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vik Malhotra write in CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.

“The remaining half were given a blank ticket and a pen and asked to choose their own lottery number.”

What was the twist?

“Just before … continue reading

There a simple, two-word description that describes how everything in the world works, Peter Kaufman tells us.

Mirrored reciprocity.

“Your entire life… Every interaction you have with another human being is merely mirrored reciprocation,” Peter observes.

“You’re going to get back whatever you put out there,” Peter comments.

We get what we give.  

Yesterday, we looked at Peter’s 98-2 principle, which he calls “the elevator model.”  Upon entering an elevator … continue reading