We don’t laugh at the same joke again

Most of us won’t laugh at the same joke again. Then how is it that we get upset with the same situation again?How is it that the same past makes us feel hurt again?How is it that a painful event keeps us unhappy for years after that? We react to the stories we tell...

Winning people over

We are constantly fighting for something.With someone. Fighting with our parents, our siblings, our boss.Trying to convince them that we are right. And that they are wrong. Defeating them, however, is easy.Winning over them is easy. What isn’t easy, though, is to win...

Unable to move on?

“I want to move on.Want to forgive them.However, I don’t want them back in my life.Is that possible?” After career advice, this is the most frequently asked question I get. Most people believe if they forgive someone, it is also permission for them to come back in...

Do you really love yourself?

If we truly love someone, we would never call them a failure.No matter how they had tanked at something they were enthusiastic about. We would rather appreciate them for the relentless effort they made, how they overcame their fears, and the fact that they shipped...

Regret

There is a way to avoid failures and rejections altogether.By not trying in the first place. The result: no failure, no rejection.And lifelong regret. Failure is an answer.Rejection is an answer.  Regret is a lifelong question you will never have an answer...

What do we value the most?

How do we truly know what it is that we value? The thing that is most important to us. Whether in our relationships.Whether in our work.Whether at our company. It is the thing we measure frantically. If we measure sales, as against customer success, then that is what...