Lifestyle design is an alluring concept in the pursuit of success, health, and purpose. But the concept presupposes that we have the ability to shape our destiny way out into the future through long-term goals all the way down our daily routines.
Leadership is often associated with decisiveness and certainty, with the ability to steer the ship through the stormiest of seas and push through the darkest storms. Yesterday's leader was somebody who confidently declared, "Follow me. I know the way."
In the 20th century, we added more years to our average life span than in the previous 1,000 years. In a single short span of human history, the length of time we have to live has doubled. Most babies born today in the world's developed
We are introduced to the notion of a linear path as soon as we begin our journey through school. We follow a predetermined curriculum in a controlled environment, where everybody has access to the same resources and materials, follows the
The simple act of flipping a coin might seem insignificant. But below its apparent simplicity lies a world of foggy probability and unpredictability. When flipping a coin, we have a 50/50 chance of getting either heads or tails. Therefore, we know the odds.
Organizations and leadership models predominantly popularize a common narrative that leaders must possess "grit." Angela Duckworth characterizes this image of grit as the combination of passion and
The entrepreneurial world is the world of unknowns—a random, complicated, nonlinear world that conceals many opportunities and setbacks at every turn. In the world of uncertainty, simplistic seesaws of equilibrium don't exist.
"Entrepreneurship is about jumping and building on the way down" is an aphorism frequently thrown around in startup circles. While the words are inspiring and make you think of the intelligent innovators and risk-takers who changed the world in some small
The origin of a six-word tale, rumored to be written by Ernest Hemingway, is clouded in mystery: "For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn." This "story" has gone down in literary history as
Several years back, I was visiting the Science Museum in Vancouver with my kids and we came across a super interesting game called Mindball. The game requires two players two players to sit at opposite ends of a table and wear a headband that is equipped with electrodes connected to the table.
We frequently use the phrase "what goes around, comes around" to imply that people will ultimately bear the consequences of their good or bad deeds. While this premise may occasionally be accurate, it's also a dangerously oversimplified perspective.
Most of us are now familiar with 'emotional intelligence, otherwise defined as "emotional quotient" or "EQ." In short, it's the ability to positively understand, use, and control your emotions to ease stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, solve