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A Bit of Optimism

The future is always bright…if you know where to look. Join me each week for A Bit of Optimism! I ta

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Leadership is deeply personal. As people change, the way they lead has to change, too.Few leaders ha

Friends can help us get through life’s toughest moments. But a true friend remembers to smile about

Some people’s life stories are too crazy not to tell. So today, we’re revisiting one of my favorite

Grief can paralyze us. Most of us aren't given a manual about how to comfort someone grieving or how

Vision, not skill, is the heart of creativity. But when a creative vision gets too big for one perso

The slums of Kenya are a tough place to grow up. Stealing a mango could get you killed.Kennedy Odede

Before Elon Musk rebranded Twitter, X was already in use — at Google. Google X was Google's secret r

Business and poetry usually don't mix. But vulnerability has the power to bring teams together.Poet

Our sense of smell has the deepest tie to emotion and memory. But it's also the most overlooked. In

Fierce competition can lead to burnout. How do we train ourselves to maintain excellence without giv

Classical music could use a little disruption. For Anastasia Kobekina, that means playing outside of

Courage isn't about bravado. It's about staying calm. Li Karlsen knows a lot about staying calm unde

In Part 2 of our conversation, Brené Brown, Adam Grant, and I continue our journey of out loud self-

To become more self-aware, sometimes you need a friend. Two friends is even better.Brené Brown and A

Building wealth is an unequal pursuit. Scott Galloway believes no one is getting more screwed financ

Seven years after ISIS killed her son, Diane Foley met with one of his killers. Somehow, she was abl

Humility stems from confidence. Confident leaders can admit when they're not the smartest person in

The jump from $250 million to $2 billion in revenue doesn't happen overnight. Over 25 years, John Bu

War reporters risk their lives to document conflict. And yet, after a career living on battlefields,

Starting a company from scratch isn't easy. Doing it multiple times seems downright impossible.Eric