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Passion Does Not Cause Success
Nearly everyone I went to law school with was there because they hadn’t figured out what they wanted to do with their lives. It wasn’t that they were passionate about law, or putting bad guys away, or...
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Slow Heroism
Some people risk their lives in briefs act of heroism. They pull a fellow soldier to safety during a gunfight, or land a plane in the Hudson after it loses both engines, or chase down the guy who...
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Why We Really Loved Steve Jobs (It Wasn’t The Toys)
Steve Jobs was, by all accounts, an asshole. He was an ego maniacal, contemptuous, perfectionist who screamed at and even humiliated his employees when things weren’t to his liking. He was petty,...
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Why You Don’t Really Believe In Yourself
“You just have to believe in yourself.” We hear this all the time. Professional athletes toss off this one-liner so frequently we hear it without even thinking about it anymore. Of course you have to...
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Why Taking Time Off To Figure It Out Is A Mistake
Most people I know don’t really know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. This includes most really successful people I know. My grandfather, at 80 years old, used to say he didn’t know...
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The Passion Myth
Find something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Right? Bullshit. Nobody on Earth wakes up every single day restlessly waiting to take on the world. Such passion doesn’t exist. If...
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It’s Hard And I’m Just Not Passionate About It…
“It’s hard, and I’m just not passionate about it, and I’m thinking of giving up – will you tell me it’s OK to give up, so I’ll feel better about it in the morning?” It’s rarely about difficulty or...
View ArticlePassion Does Not Cause Success
Nearly everyone I went to law school with was there because they hadn’t figured out what they wanted to do with their lives. It wasn’t that they were passionate about law, or putting bad guys away, or...
View ArticleSlow Heroism
Some people risk their lives in briefs act of heroism. They pull a fellow soldier to safety during a gunfight, or land a plane in the Hudson after it loses both engines, or chase down the guy who...
View ArticleWhy We Really Loved Steve Jobs (It Wasn’t The Toys)
Steve Jobs was, by all accounts, an asshole. He was an ego maniacal, contemptuous, perfectionist who screamed at and even humiliated his employees when things weren’t to his liking. He was petty,...
View ArticleWhy You Don’t Really Believe In Yourself
“You just have to believe in yourself.” We hear this all the time. Professional athletes toss off this one-liner so frequently we hear it without even thinking about it anymore. Of course you have to...
View ArticleWhy Taking Time Off To Figure It Out Is A Mistake
Most people I know don’t really know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. This includes most really successful people I know. My grandfather, at 80 years old, used to say he didn’t know...
View ArticleThe Passion Myth
Find something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Right? Bullshit. Nobody on Earth wakes up every single day restlessly waiting to take on the world. Such passion doesn’t exist. If...
View ArticleIt’s Hard And I’m Just Not Passionate About It…
“It’s hard, and I’m just not passionate about it, and I’m thinking of giving up – will you tell me it’s OK to give up, so I’ll feel better about it in the morning?” It’s rarely about difficulty or...
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