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I’ve spent the last seven years in pursuit of understanding what makes human beings successful and extraordinary. And when I started, I thought, “The smartest people are the most successful because they have all the answers.” I couldn’t be more wrong. Because now...

If there’s one maxim for success that’s been repeated the most, it is, ‘You must be consistent to succeed.’ And yet, the number one thing most people struggle with is a lack of consistency in their actions. They start with high energy and perform well for a few...

You read that right. In the next five minutes, you’ll have three powerful skills that will make you a master at striking up new conversations and becoming someone people like to be with. I know this is quite different from what I usually write about in this...

Oftentimes, I find myself coming back to this passage I read in Marianne Williamson’s Book, A Return to Love. Today, I want to share it with all of you. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond...

We’ve all been told, “Don’t be arrogant. No one will like you.” But what if that was a lie? Arrogance makes us unkind, that’s for sure. But obsessively avoiding it like a bad omen makes us unkind to the most important person in our lives—us. Because in the name...

The funniest thing I have ever heard is, “I can’t communicate well enough.” Because the truth is, all human beings have an innate ability to communicate. Babies can communicate a hundred different things with just a cry. But we have thousands of words in our...

I recently walked into the graveyard of my dreams. Buried in that corner of my mind were all those tiny, big, huge, silly ambitions and dreams I’ve seen throughout my life. And it was massive. I had no idea where to start. In one corner was my dream of being an...

The good old days of “Ignorance is bliss” are gone for good. We now live in a world where ignorance could be your biggest mistake, especially when it comes to succeeding professionally. We have unlimited opportunities. But also unlimited competition. We can...

What if you already had everything you needed to succeed? I don’t just mean that as a thought experiment. I seriously want you to consider that option. Because here’s a truth I’ve realized in studying successful people over the past few years: they BELIEVE they have...

All of us have two kinds of habits: physical (the ones we can see) and mental (the ones we repeat inside our heads).  Both play an equal role in defining our everyday life…and thus our future.  But we pay way too much attention to our physical habits, and...