Ask yourself—before others do the asking. — The average person makes 35,000 decisions daily. From what we choose to eat for breakfast to how we go about our day, we constantly make decisions. At work and in our personal lives, it is essential to make choices that represent who we are and what we want to accomplish. …

Eggs and investments aren’t the only things that need diversification. — Often in the early stages of our careers, we are presented with a crossroad familiar to those who came before us. We may choose to turn left and begin the road of the generalist, where we earn ideas and skills from various areas, or we may turn right and trek…

It is only when you venture to the edge of your limits that your limits will expand. — Don’t Settle for Institutionalization A famous line from, indisputably the №1 movie of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, was Red’s take on prison life: “These walls are funny. First, you hate them. Then, you get used to them. Enough time passes, you depend on them. That’s institutionalized.” Institutionalization is mentioned repeatedly in the film…

To break the wheel is a path in itself. — Cultural Legacy My favorite chapter from renowned author Malcolm Gladwell comes from his 3rd bestseller, Outliers, where he masterfully weaved the link between plane crashes and Korean culture. Here, Gladwell introduces the concept of cultural legacy: A cultural legacy is the inheritance of cultural traits that influences our success or failure. Just…

Curiosity spins the wheel of discovery—and we are responsible for cultivating it. — There are no limits to human curiosity. It is this impatience with incompleteness, with what is only half true, with answers that are unsatisfactory, that drives us on, to ask more questions, to find better, more satisfactory answers. — Lonergan While reading the Structure of Cognition by Lonergan, this particular…

Truth-telling is the cornerstone of corporate governance. — Enron, located in Houston, Texas, was deemed as one of a new breed of American companies that took part in a variety of ventures related to energy. …

Is money really the key to happiness? — Being rich and being happy are two of the most common aspirations of life but they rarely go hand-in-hand. Is seeking that golden pot at the end of the rainbow really worth it? According to Yale’s most popular online course The Science of Well-Being, research has found out that our…