“Consider if it were possible to permanently banish everything threatening, everything dangerous (and, therefore, everything challenging and interesting). That would only mean that another danger would emerge: that of permanent human infantilism and absolute uselessness. How could the nature of man ever reach its full potential without challenge and danger? How dull and contemptible would…

Every company should identify their core ideas. For example, Jeff Bezos identified low prices, fast delivery, and vast selection as Amazon’s core ideas. Core values should be obvious and hold true 10-20 years from now. Jeff beautifully illustrated this in the below quote: “I can never imagine a customer saying I love Amazon but the…

A regret is a deep sorrow about something you did, or something you failed to do. A life without regrets does not mean you didn’t make mistake – it means you refuse to let previous mistakes negatively influence your present emotional state. Learn from your mistakes, but do not permit the past to negatively govern…

A puppeteer control with strings. Similarly, there are invisible stings that guide you and I. Our emotions. It is in our nature to be guided by pleasure and pain. In fact, this is often a very good thing. The tears that are corresponded with touching a hot stove save us from repeating the mistake frequently….

Odds are the friends in your life want to grow. And if they don’t, get new friends. Consider a challenge or something you want to try and ask them to take it on with you. On the flip side, consider what goals or they might have and offer to do it with them. Growing is…