1: The year was 2008. Dr. Benjamin Hardy had barely graduated from high school. He hadn’t taken his grades seriously and let his friends dictate the direction of his life.

Then, he made a decision that would change his life.  He decided to commit to serving a two-year church mission.

Doing so allowed him to confront “the trauma and pain of my past,” Ben recounts in 10x Is Easier Than … continue reading

1: The year was 1990. Jim Carrey was a struggling young comic.

Sitting in his car high up in the Hollywood Hills overlooking the lights of Los Angeles, he took out his checkbook and wrote himself a check for $10 million. He dated it five years in the future: November 1995. In the notation, he wrote, “For acting services rendered.”  

Five years later, just before Thanksgiving of 1995, he … continue reading

When we are learning to drive, we pay close attention to every aspect of what we are doing.  When we change lanes, we think through every step.

As we gain experience, we begin to group together many of these tasks and internalize them in our subconscious.

“When viewing a particular situation—such as a car accident—the experienced driver has a better understanding of what may have occurred than a newbie driver … continue reading

1: Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was working on his groundbreaking research on flow, the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter.

Mihaly contacted Peter Drucker, the preeminent management thinker, to interview him regarding creativity.

Peter’s response struck a chord with Mihaly, so much so that he included it in his book:

“I am greatly honored and flattered by your kind … continue reading