Day 43 – The Goal is Failure
Day 43 of the commitment brings a paradoxical but transformative perspective: failure should be our goal. If that statement feels uncomfortable, you’re not alone. For much of my life, I misunderstood what goals should be. I followed the advice to make goals “specific, measurable, and achievable.” But as time went on, I realized something profound: […]
Day 281 – Perseverance
Looking back at my life, I have only really come to one solid conclusion about what leads to success. Although there are always many factors, the one ingredient all my successful experiences have had is perseverance. This leads me to this conclusion: if you want to have success at anything – the most important thing […]
Day 233 – Being a Top Performer Means Being Different
I was talking to the founder of a new company today, and she asked what she “should be doing.” The inquiry was well intended; she wanted to do the right things, the best things, to ensure the success of her new company. I realized that I had asked this same question many times in my […]
Day 174 – What Does it Really Mean to Prioritize?
The Paradox of Choice: Less is More There is always a temptation to extend your reach as far as possible because you visualize that the more opportunities you have, the more chances you will have for success. The opposite is what tends to be the reality. Your presupposition is that increasing activity will produce more […]
Day 169 – What to Do When Failing
I get a lot of advice about how to succeed, to improve, and to maximize my potential. What I receive less of is guidance on what to do when I know that I am failing. There’s plenty of encouragement to fail frequently and to embrace failure because that is how you learn. “Failure is good,” […]
Day 160 – Hope is Not an Excuse
Hope is a wonderful concept. It helps you get out of bed in the morning. It helps you see the silver lining on the worst of days. Hope can keep you motivated and also can serve as the first small seedling in a new venture. Hope is one of the big three of human aspirations, […]