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“I have to feel bad to feel better.” That was the answer my client gave when I asked why he got stuck in a cycle of depression...

You may never know the full impact of the choices you make today.

“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”

In our hustle to achieve the culturally-accepted definition of success, we often miss the beautiful life we have now.

Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Strong negotiating positions come not from money, fame, or power, but a desirable BATNA.

The awareness that children are guests can be a liberating awareness because many parents suffer from deep guilt feelings toward their child

We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.

Like most men of his generation, Bush wasn't comfortable with public displays of emotion. But in his letters, Bush often showed his feelings

If we truly embrace a growth mindset, anyone who can help us get better becomes our ally.

Nonviolent Communication = Observation + Feeling + Need + Request

Whenever I tell people the story of starting my own business, I often hear the same thing: “Wow, I wish I had the courage to do that, too.”

I distinctly remember the first time I encountered a New Englander.

"What are the games that I should choose to lose? Which games don't help me become more of the kind of person I want to be?"

At any given moment, we should ask ourselves, “What games am I playing? And am I winning the right ones?”

Healing means the creation of an empty but friendly space where those who suffer can tell their story to someone who can listen

Instead of focusing on positions, good negotiators dig for interests.

Your gifts will open doors. Your character will determine what you do once those doors have opened.

Leveraging a challenge network hits all four pillars of humbler leadership. Here's how.

True freedom comes when you have nothing to hide, nothing to lose, and nothing to prove