THE NEED FOR RESULTS A lot of people like the idea of leadership, but very few are willing to pay the price to get results. When a leader fails to get runs on the board, it is very difficult for people to follow them. They may like them. They might appreciate their efforts. But they […]
Here is a summary of the two most helpful things I’ve ever heard on leadership… THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP A lot of people don’t see the need for leadership because they mistakenly believe success and achievement are mostly the result of talent and hard work. But in reality, our ability to lead others plays a […]
Here is a summary of some stuff I’ve been reading about the link between friendship and happiness. Much of it is based on a book by Tom Rath called ‘Vital Friends’. The research cited in the book is based on 5 million interviews conducted by the Gallup Organization. DOING LIFE WITH OTHERS Suppose that life […]
I’ve been doing some research on how to make our lives count. Here are some thoughts… OUR LONGING FOR PURPOSE Consider the following hypothetical scenario created by philosopher Robert Nozick… Imagine there was a machine that could make us feel as if we are completely in love and unconditionally loved at the same time. You […]
All of us want to be happy. Some pursue success so that they can be happy later. Others pursue pleasure so that they can be happy now. But neither pursuing success nor pursuing pleasure is the answer. PURSUING SUCCESS DOES NOT LEAD TO HAPPINESS Why? > Because it means depriving ourselves of happiness now Pursuing […]
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