The Art of Stillness

“Going nowhere … isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then...

What Happened when I Open-Sourced my Brain Cancer

When artist Salvatore Iaconesi was diagnosed with brain cancer, he refused to be a passive patient — which,...

The Birth of Imagination

“Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein Image Credit – depositphotos

Blunt, Effective Feedback, in 3 Stories

Research is finally showing the link between free-flowing feedback and better business results. In workplaces where managers don’t...

7 Existential Life Lessons in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man

Could you murder, if it was for a good cause? Woody Allen’s movie Irrational Man toys with this question,...

5 Keys to Transforming Toxic Employees

One bad apple is all it takes. A toxic employee is an enormous liability for your company. Expensive,...

How Being Bilingual Enhances Creativity

Disembodied language can allow you to understand the world in dazzling new ways. Knowing a second language is...

When Online Shaming Spirals out of Control

Twitter gives a voice to the voiceless, a way to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice....

Street Art with a Message of Hope and Peace

What does this gorgeous street art say? It’s Arabic poetry, inspired by bold graffiti and placed where a...

When to Stand and When to Let it Go!

Ash Beckham recently found herself in a situation that made her ask: who am I? She felt pulled...

Holocracys – the Future of Work

Work is changing. When Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh announced in March that the company would adopt Holacracy, it...

The shame-athon Must End!

Lately, I have been having conversations with people who have read Soulshaping. The theme that emerges most often...

10 Unusual ways to be Exceptionally Productive

Whatever your definition of success (each person’s definition of “success” is and should be different), one thing is...

The Single Reason Entrepreneurs Fail

Exactly two years ago today, I woke up at 5 in the morning. Yes, I was suffering from...

8 things Every Person Should Do before 8am

Life is busy. It can feel impossible to move toward your dreams. If you have a full-time job...

Technology and the Evolution of Storytelling

It is such an exciting time to be a filmmaker. I do not believe the notion that the...

Art of First Impressions

Book designer Chip Kidd knows all too well how often we judge things by first appearances. In this...

Agitating the Sleep of Mankind

Media shapes how you see the world. It “programs” your reality tunnel. Depending on how we use it,...

What do you believe about Stress?

If you had to sum up how you feel about stress, which statement would be more accurate? Stress...

The Important Places

A stunning, heart and soul soaring 9-mimute short film. A Collaborative Film By Gnarly Bay + Forest Woodward...

Brain Magic

Keith shows us how our brains can fool our bodies – in a trick that works via podcast...

Insights from the World’s Fastest Growing Startups

When we launched GrowthHackers.com back in late September we had a notion of doing “growth teardowns” of the...

Start-up Success

Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about...

Respect!

On my very long list of subjects I have been thinking about writing are respect and personal brand. ...

The Power of Tears

“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out...

Rethinking Infidelity

Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal. But does it have to be? Relationship therapist Esther Perel examines why people...

Reinventing Organisations

A talk, followed by Q&A, by Frederic Laloux about “Reinventing Organizations”, a research and book that is turning...

The Science of Kindness

Seeing someone perform an act of kindness can warm your heart. That feeling has a name — it’s...

How to Work With a Narcissist

For better or for worse, people often possess “less than ideal” character qualities or behaviors that make working...

Morning Routines of 10 Inspirational Entrepreneurs

While mere mortals stumble groggily out of the bed in the morning — or, worse, lay prostrate before...

The Limits of Introspection

On our journey towards self-knowledge, our first impulse is often to turn inward, introspect and self-reflect. We give...

Your Body on Meditation

Meditation is more than just sitting lotus style and working on your ohm for hours on end. Setting...

Ryan’s unforgettable Mother’s Day delivery to Mum

How to Save 3 Million Mothers

What if someone told you that for the next 9 days, every single woman who gives birth, no...

The Art of Artistry

The biggest difference between famous artists and “normal” people is artists are driven to do what they do....

Practical Thoughts on Suicide

In this post, I’m going to talk about suicide, and why I’m still on this planet. These are...

Elon Musk: Inside the Presentation that Sent us a Buzz

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent the technology world buzzing last week and not just with the announcement of...

Is It Time to Restrict Freedom Of Expression

Was this ever real? Was there ever a point in history when people could express themselves any way...

7 Fun Ways To Teach Your Kids Mindfulness

I taught a mindfulness class at my daughters’ elementary school this week. Unsurprisingly, the kids taught me way...

Me and You and No Baby Makes Two

Picture this: I’m thirty-four years old. I’ve been married four and a half years. I don’t have any...