+1 #60: Never Waste a Mis-take
Have you ever made a mistake? (Hah.) Right. (I've made a mistake or 3 million as well.) Here's the deal: When we approach it with the right mindset (that would be a growth, experimental mindset), ...
15 Nov 20173min
+1 #55: The Law of Diminishing Intent
In our last +1, we talked about the fact that Speed Is a Force. Jim Rohn said the same thing a little differently. He told us about the "Law of Diminishing Intent." The basic idea: The likelihood of...
14 Nov 20172min
+1 #50: Perfectionist vs. Optimalist
Speaking of perfectionism, let's look at the essence of Tal Ben-Shahar's great book The Pursuit of Perfect. Tal is one of the world's leading positive psychologists. He taught the largest class in Ha...
12 Nov 20174min
+1 #45: Bright Lines
I dropped out of law school before a semester was over but I do remember one Big Idea from Contracts class. Lawyers like to say that a contract is a good one when there are "bright lines"—when it's s...
10 Nov 20174min
+1 #40: 3 + 1 = Magic
We all have areas of our lives we want to Optimize. Stephen Covey tells us to think about our "Roles and Goals." Tony Robbins calls it "Categories of Improvement." The challenge with those is that we...
9 Nov 20176min
+1 #35: Journal Lately?
Here's another simple way to keep your motivation high: Journal. Sonja Lyubomirsky is one of the world's leading scientists studying well-being. She tells us that one of the most robust ways to boost...
7 Nov 20173min
+1 #30: Sharpening the Saw
Stephen Covey's seventh habit of Highly Effective People is "Sharpen the Saw." He tells us about the importance of renewal if we want to stay at our best and shares this parable to bring the point ho...
5 Nov 20173min
+1: #25 - Grateful Flow
In our last +1, we chatted about the scientifically-proven power of gratitude: Simply writing down 5 things you're grateful for can boost your happiness up to 25%. (Wow.) Here's another way to p...
4 Nov 20173min
