“Nothing” is powerful

Of the many lies we were sold as kids (and upon growing up), this one always triumphs: Something is better than nothing.Selling a part of your soul is better than your soul making no money. Except that when we are empty, we feel our truest emotions. It is in solitude...

Leadership in crisis

When you run a company, things will go bad sometimes.And when they come to the leader – the leader has two choices. Either they deliver to people’s expectations and get aggressive.Or they surprise everyone by being calm and then facing it. When most people...

Temporary is good

The worst thing that would change your life for the worse forever. Over time, it isn’t the worst thing. Like every good thing that doesn’t make us excited forever, so do the bad things lose their power over time. Time is not only a great healer, it also makes you...

Leaving signatures through our work

“I have done my work.Just go through it.And when there are errors, I will correct them.” This is sadly one of the reasons most of us do not end up becoming linchpins. Because instead of thinking about becoming indispensable, we end up leaving our work undone and...

A scientist and his 5 monkeys

Once, a scientist put five monkeys in a cage.He also put in a ladder, and on the top of the ladder, were some bananas. One of the five monkeys casually climbs up the ladder and tries to take a banana. At that moment, the scientist sprays the rest of the monkeys with...

A comfort worth seeking

Comfort is a trap.It’s worth sacrificing – for your happiness and for your growth.It sadly seduces us into believing that we don’t need to try. However, one comfort is worth always living with: Comfort in your own company. The world is designed to tell us to...