A colleague sent me this meme yesterday. It was titled – “Three Simple Rules in Life.” If you don’t ever GO after what you want in life, you will never have it. If you don’t ever ASK, the answer will always be NO. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the […]

I reacquainted myself this week with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s thoughts on Flow. He describes flow as the mental state of intense focus you experience when you are completely absorbed in a challenging but doable task. Flow happens when you are totally engaged in an activity you excel at, have unlimited energy for, and makes time pass quickly. […]

Some believe Paul “Bear” Bryant to have been the greatest college football coach of all time. He used to say that members of a winning team needed five things: Tell every member what you expect. Give every member an opportunity to contribute. Let them know how they are doing. Give them guidance when they need […]

There are a lot of studies on “happiness” these days. In one study, people are emailed and must stop immediately and answer questions about their mental state. The study is developing a database on mindset. One of the areas of study is concentration. Turns out that the more you focus on the task or effort […]