Nothing is either black or white, red or blue. When we categorize things, what happens in the spaces between? Is someone who has $999,999 in the bank less a millionaire than someone holding $1,000,001? Same thing happens to -for example- partner categories. The...
There is only two ways to get better at something: By learning and by practicing. Learning implies we’ll do new things, that we will challenge the way we see things and go against our own grain. When we learn, things may seem wrong, and we should be willing to...
A few days ago, we were walking the dog, and made a turn at the corner. As we walked on that street, another dog started barking, and then something unusual happened: a lady came out of one of the houses, and she asked us in a friendly voice: “hello, what can I help...
We value confidence highly. Moving through uncertainty with determination is something we expect from every great leader. A strong hand that holds the reigns and that keeps us in-line to achieve the goal. But we must not confuse this with certainty, nor with being...
If you lived in the 1800’s, there was no way to order a drink “on the rocks”. Maybe during the winter, but then you probably yearned for something warmer. Simply, there was no way to effectively manufacture ice. This made it also very difficult to...
It may not be that bad to fake a smile every once and then. Happiness is one of those things that you have to pretend to do, until you are actually doing it. Like falling asleep. Very few people can turn a switch and declare “I am sleeping now”. Most of us...
