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How to turn envy into inspiration [podcast]
“Envy is ignorance,” Emerson wrote. He’s on to something. It’s so much easier to find fault in other’s successes than it is to celebrate them. And that very act of envy robs us of the inspiration we may need ...
Playing more than catch-up: 5 questions to inspire a friend (and yourself)
When you get together with your friends, do you play more than catch-up? Do you intentionally seek ways to inspire them? Recently our family had a crazy week. Two separate car accidents in less than a week totaled two ...
How to keep your confident leadership from going bad
One of the reasons we follow great leaders is the strength of their convictions. John Sculley followed Steve Jobs, leaving PepsiCo to join Apple in 1983, after Steve famously asked him, “Do you want to change the world or ...
A quarter million words of inspiration
Where do you find inspiration? As a writer and aspiring author, among other things, I subscribe to a number of blogs from more accomplished writers for inspiration and to pick up some nuances of the craft. One of the ...
Has excellence got you down?
I’ve been reading a few excellent books lately. How do I know they’re so good? Because as I read them, I found myself thinking, “What? That’s my idea!” In fact, as an aspiring author, I was planning to write ...
The impossibility of conventional wisdom
Give it up for Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings. He had an incredible year, finishing the regular season just nine yards short of the single-season rushing record held by Eric Dickerson since 1984. A remarkable feat, ...
Two questions to inspire others
We all love to be around inspirational people. They’re so…well…inspiring. When beaten down by the challenges of our day, truly inspirational people pick us up and help us feel good about ourselves. You know when you’ve been with one ...
Thought for the Day – Soren Kierkegaard on Inspiring
There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.” – Soren Kierkegaard When I was a young man I had my dream house all ...
Thought for the Day – P. Picaso on Inspiration
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” – Pablo Picaso What’s the catalyst for creative inspiration? Years ago, Denise Shekerjian set out to unearth the answer to that question in her book Uncommon Genious. She conducted in-depth ...
