Have an impossible-sounding goal? Jeff Bezos says work backward until you find controllable inputs. I was talking with a company owner who needed to increase sales by at least 40 percent. High fixed ...

Now I’ve written this out, “Nothing Else Matters,” posting the three words in visible locations as reminder notes to myself. This is for a big project, starting a new year’s resolution early. Yet this ...

It is well observed in motivation research that moving closing to a valued goal improves self-efficacy and maintains an interest in working towards our targets. For example, when we're trying to get ...

I see many people trying to focus single-mindedly on achieving one macro, superordinate goal. Entrepreneurs, athletes, researchers, artists, and even leaders are bombarded by the advice they need to ...

Do you dream? By that, I don’t mean the ones where you’re flying and fighting goons until your alarm rings! Dreams are the fuel that keeps your heart racing and your mind focused, even when life ...