Whether it’s a rookie fighter taking down a heavy weight champion, a Horatio Alger who overcomes poverty, or a dark horse candidate going the distance, we all find ourselves rooting for the underdog. They’re the gritty, nose-grinders who remind us that the impossible...
The holidays sure know how to disrupt your daily routine. Between parties, shopping, end-of-year deadlines and out-of-town visitors, there’s no shortage of wrenches waiting to be thrown into our productivity. Whenever your productivity is threatened, you should have a...
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a holiday classic with more than one good life lesson to offer. It tells the tale of an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge, who learns to soften his heart and adopt a spirit of good charity. But despite his change in character, his...
Everything is insane. The news teaches us things we never wanted to know — and Facebook? Forget about it. We hide behind screens and argue with friends and family about tax hikes and who gets to do what where. We used to not do that. We used to be better, before we...
If you’re reading this blog chances are you have specific goals you want to accomplish. And for those of us who are trying to be our most productive, the exceedingly rare and little-understood practice of “deep work” is an idea worth diving into. In his bestselling...
The sun is up, the birds are chirping and it’s time for you to get ready for another work day. But you’re still sleepy, you’re feeling overwhelmed, and you can’t seem to shake the fog in your head. Let’s face it: work sucks – all of your energy, that is. Sometimes the...
No one wants to have the reputation of giving “back of the closet” or “re-gift” presents. Quite the contrary, we all want to be the person known for their gift-giving expertise. But let’s face it – each year it gets harder to be creative and give something both...
We can pack so much into a Thanksgiving dinner that instead of the food reviving us, we often find it saps us of our energy and leaves us feeling like a bed of sloths. But just because our traditions dictate a large and decadent meal doesn’t mean we have to blindly...
You're the head chef of this Thanksgiving operation, and it's time for you take charge. The whole family is here, and more than willing to help. Delegation is your spatula and tact is your sauce, but you still find yourself feeling one thing: stress. Holidays are...