Over time, my views on ego have shifted. Where once I thought ego was always bad, now I think the concept of ego is misunderstood. My first memories of understanding ego were hearing references to someone having a “big ego,”…
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face…
Over the past few years, I have flown a lot. This has given me a lot of time to observe how people respond to flying, and I’ve been able to identify three common, and extreme, reactions in people. Some people…
Defining the Moonshot Google has changed the world, and they aren’t done yet. They have established Google X, or what is now called “X,” the research and development division of Alphabet, Inc. (formerly known as Google). X’s mission is to…
I have spoken about my love for the Olympics before, when I shared the incredible story of the United States’ improbable victory in the eight-man crew race in the 1936 Games. With the opening ceremonies in Brazil last Friday, I…
“There can only be one most important thing. Many things may be important, but only one can be the most important.” —Ross Garber I was 15 years old when the movie City Slickers, which tells the story of an unhappy Manhattan…
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to learn how to juggle. My older brother easily learned how to juggle, and I had the same expectations. But for a lot of reasons, I just never got around to it….
As part of my mid-year reflections, I reviewed my favorite quotes from the first half of 2016. Below are 16 quotes and a poem, as well as some reflection on their meaning to me. I hope these serve as a…
Over the last few months, one of my childhood mentors and heroes has come under attack. One of the silver linings, though, has been that a great teacher, Mr. Matthew Haig (always Mr. Haig to me), has seen how many…
“When you get the rhythm in an eight, it’s pure pleasure to be in it. It’s not hard work when the rhythm comes – that ‘swing’ as they call it. I’ve heard men shriek out with delight when that swing came in…
“The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be out-worked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me,…
As I contemplated this week’s Monday Motivator, my thoughts were dominated by the passing of Muhammad Ali, who was laid to rest Friday in Louisville, home to Learning House’s corporate headquarters. A lot has been said about Ali for years,…
As I continue my personal battle for a “complaint-free” world, I wanted to understand complaining not just from the recipient’s perspective, but also from the complainer’s perspective. I just read Jay Baer’s Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your…
I had planned for my first three-hour bike ride of the year on Sunday morning. When Sunday arrived, not only was it raining, but my friend who was supposed to go with me called to say he couldn’t make it….
It is mid-May, which means there are thousands of graduations going on throughout the country. In order of joy and pride, I think graduation ranks third, just after having children and getting married. Most of the conventional graduations are in…
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