The buy-now brain trap

Hello, beautiful people.  Take a moment from the mayhem of savings, 30%, 50% plus spend $100 and get another one free. It is nauseating. Yet that is what we do. You’re standing in line at 4 AM, freezing your bits off for a TV that’s 20% off – a TV...

What’s the plan?

What is a strategy without a plan? The statement is simple enough. Don’t waste your time. We love to ideate and dream, And we should. But if we have no plan, treat that exercise for what it is: day-dreaming. You will not fail because of your strategy, but likely...

Busybodies

The mark of those who are so intently concerned about others. Their natural predisposition is to pry and meddle. May it just be that their existence lacks any real purpose....

A pressure-proof protocol

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” – Viktor Frankl Your pressure protocol isn’t just a checklist – it’s your personal operating system for high-stakes moments. Research...

Dodging praise

We squirm. We deflect. We diminish our light. Someone says, “Brilliant presentation,” and we rush to say, “Oh, it was nothing.” They praise our outfit, and we point out a tiny flaw. They admire our achievements, and we credit luck. Here’s...

A moment of thanks

Thanksgiving stands alone in the American calendar. No gifts are required. Just gratitude. Harvard’s research reveals something powerful: gratitude increases happiness by 40% for both the giver and the receiver. Yet on this special American Thursday, we often...