Have you ever had the experience where you're talking with someone and all of a sudden an unexpected idea escapes from your lips. I had that experience a few months ago at a workshop where I was speaking about emotions and leadership. During my remarks, someone asked a question about anger and my response shocked me.
Read MoreRemember the scientific method? It goes something like: Propose a hypothesis that explains a phenomena; design a repeatable experiment to test the hypothesis; determine if the results confirm the hypothesis; and share the results.
Unfortunately, there is a little problem with the method... us.
Read MoreI love old school wisdom! So many new ideas are actually just rediscovered wisdom from the ancients. One of my favorite books is As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. I've read it more than a hundred times. The book was first published in 1903 and itself flows from the the work of Emerson, the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the writings of Rumi, and of several Greek philosophers.
The essence of the book is probably best captured by...
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