1: “In an early 2000s study on the impact of meditation,”  Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth, “psychologist Richard Davidson asked Matthieu Ricard to meditate while covered in sensors and wires.”

Matthieu had earned his PhD in cellular genetics before leaving academia to become a Buddhist monk in India.

“Along the way,” Sahil notes, “he worked as a French interpreter for the Dalai Lama… continue reading

1: “Don’t make a decision until you need to,” Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich writes in his book Know What Matters.

“That might sound obvious,” Ron notes, “but so many companies leap to promising dramatic growth and then trap themselves under the weight of the expectations they’ve created.”

Thinking back on the early days of Panera, Ron recalls: “We knew we were ready to grow, and we had an … continue reading

1: “When Alan Silva was 14 years old he was in love with the movies,” Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz write in  The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.

Alan was one of 456 inner-city Boston boys selected to participate in what became known as  the Harvard Study of Adult Development.  

“They were children who grew up in some of Boston’s most troubled … continue reading

In business and in life, we want things to run smoothly. But, should this be our primary driver?

This week we are looking at some lessons from Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of the terrific book, Leading Well from Within.

Danny suggests we can choose to see an organization as either a machine or a living, breathing organism. A machine has a function. The goal is to eliminate errors and maximize efficiency. When … continue reading