Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions. – Jean Monnet Photo by Ethan on Unsplash It is a classic trope of Christmas movies for characters to discuss when they stopped believing in Santa. The ‘adults’ of...
Enthusiasm, without focus or form, is more dangerous than beneficial Photo by Victor Freitas on Unsplash Traveling a decent amount for work is full of unexpected side effects. One of the more common is working out in a lot of different gyms with a wide...
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ Martin Luther King Jr Service has a reputation problem. On the one hand, sometime in the 1990s, “service” became another activity that someone could engage in. As a...
Excellence can be built through synthesis, not just specialization Maybe Napoleon was right… Last week, I introduced a new series looking at topic of work. As I mentioned, we are going to explore this topic from a number of different dimensions over...
Sigmund Freud got at least one thing right – love and work are massively important. Photo by Karan Bhatia on Unsplash If you work from age 22 to 65, on nearly 11,000 days, you will be going to your job – nearly a third of your life. With...
