1: I’m often credited with the motto, “Only the paranoid survive,” former Intel Chairman and CEO Andy Grove writes in his legendary business book of the same name.

“I have no idea when I first said this,” Andy notes, “but the fact remains that, when it comes to business, I believe in the value of paranoia.”

Why?

Because “business success contains the seeds of its own destruction,” he observes. “The … continue reading

1: Maury was referred to Gay Hendricks by a local psychologist who had read about Gay’s work with breathing and anxiety.

Maury explained how his anxiety was blocking his professional advancement.

“It took only ten seconds to see what the real problem was,” Gay writes in The Genius Zone. “He held his breath against his feelings. I noticed right away that when he talked about his anxiety, he … 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.

This week we’ve been exploring ideas and lessons around becoming a better negotiator from Chris Voss, the FBI’s lead hostage negotiator, and his book Never Split the Difference… continue reading

1: Fear.

“We often don’t even recognize that the emotion we’re feeling is fear,” says Kristen Ulmer, one of the world’s leading experts on fear, in Steven Kotler‘s book The Art of Impossible. 

“Instead, it gets misinterpreted and redirected, showing up as blame, anger, sadness, or in irrational thoughts and behavior.”

To combat this tendency, we can develop an awareness of our fear by noticing it in … continue reading

1: Author Steven Kotler thought bravery meant not being afraid. 

“I thought that was how ‘men’ were supposed to feel, or, more specifically, not to feel,” he writes in The Art of the Impossible.

The two words that changed his entire relationship with fear?

“You, too,” spoken by big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton.

Laird was showing Steven how to jump a jet ski off big waves. He promised Steven … continue reading