What’s the one thing people fail at around mindset training? PRACTICE A software engineer doesn’t take on an innovative challenge without having learned and practiced the coding techniques she will use. She studies and becomes so comfortable with her available skills that she can invent around them under pressure. Read more…
Have you ever gotten so angry that it seems you’re not in control of your own actions? So infuriated that it seems like you’re watching someone else have a fit? In college, I lost my temper because I was behind in a friendly tennis match. I threw my racket Read more…
Top performers can seem like freaks of nature, impervious to pressure, perpetually healthy and prepared for battle. Invulnerable. I believe it’s the opposite. Being vulnerable can be mistaken for a sign of weakness, but it can actually be one of our biggest strengths. Don’t get me wrong, top performers are Read more…
Everyone hits plateaus on the way to impossible goals, but there are things you can do to get past them more quickly: staying with the plan, changing the plan, easing up and staying one step ahead. Why Am I Stuck On This #@?!ing Plateau? I’ve hit a plateau. Actually I’ve Read more…
(This article is based on a talk I gave at Nonprofit Boot Camp in San Francisco.) Haunted By Failure A few years ago I led a program at Craigslist Foundation called LikeMinded. It was part of a high profile suite of projects funded by a major foundation. Like 9 out Read more…