1: How do you react when something bad happens in your life?

“Your knee-jerk reaction to bad events can be to only see, and to dwell on, the negative, giving you a biased view that can affect your mood and paralyze you from acting,” Tynan writes in his book Superhuman by Habit.

When you think about positive, healthy habits, chances are your brain immediately focuses on work and productivity … continue reading

1: We get mixed up.

Means, ends, and by-products are not the same thing.

“A profound distinction is concealed among those prosaic terms,” Panera Bread Company founder Ron Shaich writes in his powerful book Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations, “one that unlocks the code to designing a business and a life of enduring value.”

Exhibit one: Ron’s friend who has type 1 diabetes.

“He wants … continue reading

1: Viktor Frankl’s book Man’s Search for Meaning has sold over ten million copies and been translated into twenty-four languages.

It’s not your typical best-seller, however.  

The topic? Viktor’s experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps.

“Wondering why some prisoners survived and others didn’t in an atmosphere of hopelessness and despair, he concluded that those who made it lived with a greater sense of purpose,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott … continue reading