I’m convinced that success and happiness are based primarily on one behavior: Doing what matters and not what doesn’t. What matters? That’s entirely up to you. Identify it, focus on it and don’t stray too much. It’s not a one-time thing, mind you. What matters to us changes over time. What[…] Read On
After college I realized that, all the times I should have studied but didn’t, never really mattered. I still somehow managed to pull off two degrees and land a sweet job in the tech industry. A few years later, after telling a fellow engineer about the weekend’s wild escapades, he[…] Read On
Summers have always been special to me. After all, I grew up by the beach. We may have lived in a tiny apartment in a rent-controlled high-rise across the train tracks from a violent slum, but just a half mile away stood Brighton Beach and the great blue paradise of the[…] Read On
Watching a news program the other day, I was struck by something a religious leader said about U.S. presidential candidates, and I’m paraphrasing here, “past success is the best indicator of future success.” In my experience, the opposite is more likely to be true. In Only the Paranoid Survive, former Intel chairman Andy[…] Read On
Jeff Kindler was a rising star in the legal world. After getting a Harvard law degree he worked at the FCC, clerked for a Supreme Court judge, and made partner at a big D.C. law firm. After that he went corporate, becoming GE’s head of litigation and Executive Vice President[…] Read On
Growing up, my dad was a ball-busting control freak. When it came to my homework and grades, the guy was an unforgiving perfectionist. But the few times I came home with really bad news, he was strangely understanding and supportive. I could never figure him out … until I climbed the corporate[…] Read On
When you have an important decision to make, ask yourself, “Will I come to regret this later?” It could be about your career, business, finances, relationships … whatever. It cuts across pretty much everything. As long as you’re honest with yourself, answering that question can help you make the right choice[…] Read On