We all dream of that moment arriving. That moment when your career reaches “Peak You”. | Continue reading
The first part is having something to say. The second part is figuring out how to say it, without getting hurt. | Continue reading
When Granny told you to “count your blessings”, she wasn’t just sharing a nice folksy way to virtue signal | Continue reading
when we realize that instead of writing that novel or hanging out with our kids , we chose instead to spend our time staring into our evil, little screen. | Continue reading
David Ogilvy once said that in order to have business partners, one must learn how to forgive. | Continue reading
if you make art for long enough, you realize that asking these questions is a big part of it as well. | Continue reading
If only we were all swashbuckling world-changers, living on the edge, at the intersection of badass and crushing it. But sadly, that’s not you. | Continue reading
, companies with a high empathetic culture are for more productive than non-empathetic businesses, with far higher employee retention rates. | Continue reading
Eventually one has to stop comparing oneself to other people, what I call “comparing your inside with someone else’s outside”. | Continue reading
It’s good to have dreams. After all that’s what being American is all about. | Continue reading
We’re great believers in the idea that gratitude plays a big part in being happy and successful, and that gratitude precedes the latter two | Continue reading
human beings are hyper social creatures, who learn mostly by copying others. And when we copy something, it is never 100% accurate, so mutations occur. | Continue reading
You haven’t failed. You just haven’t arrived. Yet. Sometimes, failure is real. But most of the time, it’s just an illusion, a narrative, we give ourselves. | Continue reading
Sure, you’ve got a vision. Sure, you’ve got a plan. But what you also have, is a bunch of employees looking over a cliff. | Continue reading
On the Sermon on The Mount (Matthew 5:5), Jesus declares: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” | Continue reading
Show me a great product (Microsoft’s or otherwise), and I’ll show you a person who uncovered an amazing secret somewhere | Continue reading
It’s being able to fight for what you believe in. It’s being able to vote for what you think is right. | Continue reading
What does “Architect your own destiny” actually mean? It basically means, “Become the master of your own destiny.” | Continue reading
if there aren't a clear set of beliefs that define how and why you do what you do, then you're probably not as effective as you could be. | Continue reading
Eventually, if you’ve managed to live long enough, you get to the point where there’s no more waiting to see what you become once you’ve grown up. | Continue reading
The phrase, “The Fog of War” was made famous during the Gulf Wars. It’s a big part of being a soldier; of course it is. | Continue reading
Turns out it isn’t the shiny objects that make us happy in the long run, but the normal, everyday stuff. | Continue reading
Working for a company that’s changing the world (or at least, the part of the world that interests you the most) is fun. | Continue reading
When you’re young, the thought of mediocrity is terrifying. Imagine- an endless road of “Meh”. | Continue reading
Creativity not as an art form or means of self expression, but as a way of solving a problem. That’s what it’s really for. | Continue reading
So what don’t people have enough of? So what does scale? That’s easy: Mattering. Making a difference. Inspiration. Hope. Creativity. Being in the zone | Continue reading
great cultures don’t just come from on high, by decree. That nobody loves their fellow employee, just because the CEO (or Emperor) tells to them to. | Continue reading
As you get older, it’s not the stuff on your highlight reel that makes you happy, but the normal stuff you do every day. | Continue reading
great teams are built on two very important ingredients: Trust and a shared sense of Purpose. | Continue reading
Gratitude is having an abundance mindset. When you think abundantly, the world is your oyster; there is limitless opportunity and possibility for you. | Continue reading
We have a saying here at Gapingvoid: “Nothing happens until somebody feels something”. In other words, the transaction comes after the fact | Continue reading
Not everybody has to be a boss. Not everybody has to be an entrepreneur or a CEO or a billionaire or a celebrity. | Continue reading
It is also true that positive behaviors spread. Acts of kindness and generosity lead to more acts of kindness and generosity. | Continue reading
So who calls the shots? They guy with the money, or the guy with the talent? That depends on who needs who the most. | Continue reading
Jerry Colonna is famous in startup circles as a business coach. A former VC, he gave it all up to help people. | Continue reading
So, when one is fighting the business culture war, one question you need to ask is, how in line is our culture with our mission, our purpose? | Continue reading
You spend a couple of decades, your hear a lot of people in business with all these very fancy plans. | Continue reading
Numinous, as in, having a strong religious or spiritual quality. Touched by a divine presence, as it were. | Continue reading
The thing is, Andy knew it was going to take a long time, that a quick solution was out of the question, that there were no shortcuts | Continue reading
You know what the best thing about being an entrepreneur is? That you never have to experience self-doubt, the way people with normal day jobs do. | Continue reading
Bill Bernbach famously said, “the best advertising is word-of-mouth”, and this was from the best advertising creative guru in the country at the time. | Continue reading
Empowerment is one of those many flavored words. You can put an identity in front of the word and it can take on rich nuance and meaning. | Continue reading
When you look back on the business you’ve created, what will be the thing you’ll be proudest of? It won’t be the money. | Continue reading
Like everybody else ‘round here, you probably spend far too much time in front of a screen. At first, it freed us. Then later, it enslaved us. | Continue reading
So you’ve probably wondered recently, why is the idea of company culture suddenly such a big deal in management circles? | Continue reading
So, if young adults no longer have the kind of money to support a life of conspicuous consumption our generation did, what takes its place? | Continue reading
The critics in the papers might object to you owning your own destiny, but they don’t have your back. Nothing you do is real to them | Continue reading
The better the boss, the less she has to act like one. No, it doesn’t just happen on autopilot. | Continue reading