Ponderables

Recently, I read about Chris Downey, a successful architect in San Francisco who at age 45 lost his sight completely. He had a tumor safely

When on personal growth path, we tend to attract others who are similarly focused. The like-minded drive and the support we experience is often crucial

Perusing Reddit this week, I found this delightful image of a baby goat, embodying the essence of stubbornness. All at once, the cuteness warmed my

The idea of how cognitive bias influences our lives has always been something society at large has struggled to overcome. Within recent years, biases in

In 1960, a renowned plastic surgeon named Dr. Maxwell Maltz published a groundbreaking work about cognitive bias called Psyco-Cybernetics: A New Way to Get More

To anyone who grew up in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and even ‘90s, it was pretty much impossible to miss the phenomenon that was Rocky Balboa,

Earlier this month, we pondered the story of Julia Albu, the retired widow who traveled from South Africa to London to have tea with Queen

Last year, Julia Abu found herself on a remarkable adventure – all because she said “yes” when so many of us would have said, “no,

In the 14th-Century epic poem, Dante’s Inferno, the sign over the gates of Hell reads, “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” It’s commonly thought

When I met Amir, he was struggling to fit into the new culture of the multinational company that had acquired his startup. Unfortunately, the executives

Recently, I came across a study about career advancement within a company that surveyed over 2,000 CEOs and 18,000 C-suite leaders since 1995. What researchers

Recently, a friend of mine came to me with frustration. Alex was doing his best to build a successful consulting practice, but he wasn’t closing

Sometimes he photobombs a couple’s engagement portrait. There are countless stories of the college house parties he has crashed, doing dishes in the kitchen as

Early in my career, I almost let my desire to win and be “right” sabotage my young software company. What snapped me out of this

Recently at a holiday party, I found myself hanging out in the rec room, watching two boys play a video game that provided them with

Popular with feasts of thanks around the world is the act of gathering around the dinner table and sharing what inspires gratitude. Be it Thanksgiving,

Recently, psychiatrists at the University of Oxford helped 100 patients with a fear of heights overcome their phobia through virtual reality programs. Even though most

When I was in college, I knew this guy named Thaddeus, and many people thought he was very strange. It was the late 80’s, and

One summer, I was living on a modest income while my band worked to make it big in the music industry. There were eleven of

I recently came across a study where researchers postured that the brains of procrastinators differed from those of “doers” and reasoned this was why procrastinators

In the summer of 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi went to Hiroshima on a business trip by his employer. On August 6, while he was there, the

My friend Maggie has always talked about becoming an author of fantasy novels. It’s been her dream since she was a child, reading Tolkien under

In life, one of the most devastating experiences is to feel like someone close to you has betrayed you. You may think that you can’t

Recently, a young friend of mine was promoted from a mid-level engineering position to first-tier management. Alex was excited at first about the promotion, but