We are so used to average that we often assume it is all we have. For example, waiting long on the customer service call, projects that never properly start or end, and average quality products. There is no reason to settle on average, however. Once we taste good and...

There are two types of players. The one who plays to win. The others play to play. The players who play to win have set targets. Their happiness and satisfaction depend on meeting their selected goals. They are serious about the game and focus on winning. They learn,...

I can have a varied level of success, but I can’t have a varied level of winning. Winning is absolute. Either I win or I don’t. I may do all the right things, miss on a little thing, and not win. Getting an agreement, signatures on a proposal, and approval on a...

I am tired because I may have worked too hard. At least, this is likely to be my excuse. The reality could be that I have worked too long. There is a subtle but profound difference between working hard and working long. Working hard is not a factor of time. Instead,...

Access to fancy food, alcohol, tobacco, relationships with influential people, material possessions, personal traits, and numerous other dimensions that feed our pride can be a slow poison to our social, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. In the glory of...

Many of us tell ourselves that we are not complete. We fill our emptiness by hoarding stuff, acquiring professional certificates, and running away from ourselves. In transforming into someone else, we often ignore who we are. We get so carried away by wanting to...