Today's Personal Growth Pulse
NYT launches ‘Ask the Therapist’ column to democratize mental‑health advice
The New York Times introduced a weekly column called “Ask the Therapist,” written by psychotherapist and best‑selling author Lori Gottlieb. The feature invites readers to submit personal dilemmas, which Gottlieb answers with clinical insight, aiming to make professional mental‑health guidance accessible to a broad audience.
$900M in Revenue: What It Took to Scale
In this episode, Tim, founder and CEO of Eggs Unlimited, shares how his egg‑trading company grew to $900 million in annual revenue by staying laser‑focused on a single product line and building a culture of A‑players. A pivotal moment came when his former employer cut his bonus, prompting Tim to launch his own firm, quickly attracting his trading partners and scaling through strategic hiring and securing a major grocery chain client. He emphasizes that people are the most valuable asset—relaxing hiring standards or diversifying into non‑core businesses can derail growth. Tim also warns against over‑extension and stresses maintaining strong cash buffers while continuously reinvesting in high‑margin, core operations.
Cut the Noise: Disable Unnecessary Apps for Focus
We keep adding more apps, more features, more notifications… thinking it will make us more productive. But sometimes, it’s just noise dressed as progress. Not every alert deserves your attention. Not every feature deserves a place in your workflow. Take 10 minutes...
Gretchen Rubin Says Self‑Knowledge Is the Key to Lasting Happiness in New NPR Interview
Gretchen Rubin told NPR’s Life Kit today that self‑knowledge, not fleeting joy, underpins lasting happiness. The Happier podcast host outlined concrete habit tweaks that move people toward a more sustainable sense of fulfillment, reinforcing a growing trend in the motivation...
Children Who Grew up in the 1960s without Smartphones, Instant Gratification, or Parental Intervention in Every Conflict Often Display These...
The article argues that children raised in the 1960s, without smartphones, constant supervision, or instant gratification, developed seven core strengths that many modern youths lack. These strengths include comfort with boredom, self‑directed conflict resolution, innate patience, resourcefulness, risk assessment, face‑to‑face...
The Mindfulness of Tidying Up
Shoukei Matsumoto’s excerpt from *Work Like a Monk* frames everyday cleaning as a form of mindfulness rooted in Japanese Buddhist practice. He describes how collective cleaning in schools, temples, and even stadiums reinforces gratitude, presence, and a sacred bond with...
Building a Powerlifting Empire: 5 Counter-Intuitive Lessons From the Origins of EliteFTS
EliteFTS grew from a backyard shed with a single sled and a donated 100‑lb plate into a global strength‑training brand. Founder Dave Tate prioritized logistics, moving to a house with an "invisible door" to streamline shipping and avoid theft. He...
Organizational Behavior Expert Makes The Case For A “Meeting Doomsday”
Organizational behavior specialist Rebecca Hinds argues that meetings persist because they are visible, not because they add value, creating a "visibility bias" that inflates calendar time. She labels the accumulated, low‑value schedule as "meeting debt" and proposes a "Meeting Doomsday"...
From Workplace Violence-Related Trauma to Quiet Quitting: Occupational Stress and Burnout as Serial Mediators Among Prehospital Emergency Healthcare Workers
A recent Turkish study surveyed 305 prehospital emergency professionals who experienced workplace violence, examining how post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relates to "quiet quitting." The analysis revealed that PTSD does not directly drive withdrawal; instead, it operates through a cascade of...
Old Kindle Highlights Resurface to Fuel New Writing
Most highlights die in Kindle. Readwise brings them back and connects them. The power isn't in the capturing. It's in the resurfacing. Sometimes a highlight from two years ago connects perfectly to what you're writing today. https://www.ssp.sh/brain/readwise
10 Things to Do on Days When You Just Want to Give Up
The Positivity Blog outlines ten practical tactics for anyone battling the urge to quit a habit, project, or personal goal. It starts with setting realistic expectations and reconnecting with the deeper “why” behind the effort. The piece then advises simplifying...
Say Hello to 10 A.m. Starts. Mark Cuban Says AI Will Cut Your Workday by an Hour—And You’ll Still Get...
Mark Cuban predicts artificial‑intelligence tools will let employees finish work an hour earlier while keeping the same salary. He argues that forward‑thinking firms will formalize a one‑hour‑earlier start, effectively shortening the traditional 9‑to‑5 day. Cuban’s claim builds on his history...
Future of Work Leadership Is Changing: From Burnout to Trust, Purpose, and Performance with Kurtis Lee Thomas, Stephanie Chung and...
The Future of Work podcast episode brings together Kurtis Lee Thomas, Stephanie Chung and Jasmine Escalera to argue that employee well‑being, trust‑based leadership and Gen Z expectations are reshaping how organizations succeed. Thomas shows how companies like Nike and NASA are...
How Hope McGarry’s People-First Leadership Is Powering Ingram Micro’s Growth Engine
Hope McGarry, Ingram Micro Australia’s vice‑president and country chief executive, is cementing a people‑first strategy that underpins the firm’s growth engine. She has launched a year‑long leadership capability program and a structured Sales Academy to accelerate internal talent development and...
Success Grows When We Open Doors for Each Other
I love sharing opportunities with other people. There really is enough for all of us to eat, for all of us to be successful. The only reason I have had any success at all is that others opened doors for...
How to Build a Saleable, Scalable, and Easy-to-Run Business with Sarah Victory
In this episode of Shocking Profit, host Tim Van Meegum talks with Sarah Victory, founder and CEO of The Victory Company, about how to build a saleable, scalable, and easy‑to‑run business. Sarah shares her bold "do something brave every day"...
Transform Money Anxiety Into Calm, Confident Action
Feedback on a summit presentation I did that's live now ❤️ I'm sharing how to turn money anxiety into calm, confident action.
Discipline Is Infrastructure, Not Restriction, Shaping True Character
Discipline is often framed as restriction. In reality, it’s infrastructure. It removes randomness from performance. When standards are clear and consistently applied, decisions improve without constant oversight. Character, then, isn’t built in moments of pressure—it’s revealed by the systems you’ve...
Jotform’s Five‑Day Hack Weeks Lift Morale and Spark New Products
Jotform says its five‑day hack weeks have boosted employee morale and produced flagship products such as a revamped Jotform Enterprise and Jotform Cards. The sprint format, now a core part of the company’s culture, is being touted as a practical...
McGill Study Shows Brain’s Internal Compass Keeps Memories Stable Amid Change
Researchers at McGill University have shown that the brain’s head‑direction system remains structurally intact for months, acting as a stable anchor for memory even as the hippocampus reorganizes. The discovery, published in Nature, could reshape how we think about personal...
Leaders Cite Shrinking Agency, Turn to New Influence Strategies
Across public and private sectors, senior leaders are reporting a loss of personal agency and a tendency to withdraw from decision‑making. Experts say the remedy lies in rebuilding influence through relationships, coalitions and better self‑assessment.
Create a Garden, Not a Chase, to Attract Butterflies
“If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they will fly away. But if you spend your time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come. Do not chase, attract.” https://t.co/ghJG3QeiIc
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Are You a Perfectionist?
The article examines how perfectionism drives chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout, especially when individuals set unattainably high standards. It outlines common signs such as procrastination, self‑criticism, and fear of failure, linking the trait to broader mental‑health concerns. Practical remedies include...
Great Communicators Ask Many Simple, Caring Questions
Super communicators ask 10 to 20 times more questions than the average person, and most of them are simple. The real skill is asking questions that invite people to talk about what they actually care about, and then genuinely listening...
Invest Unlimited in Health and Mind, Your Best Asset
I have an unlimited budget for my health and my mind. I will pay whoever I need to pay to get answers to the questions that matter. That's not spending. That's investing in the highest-returning asset you own.
The Art of Disengagement: Reclaiming Your Energy in a World That Pulls at It
The article explores how constant external demands drain personal energy and why polite disengagement often meets resistance. It highlights the emotional toll of others’ mistakes and the resulting gaslighting, hostility, and stubbornness. The author advocates for deliberate boundary setting and...
Act Now, Learn What Works Through Feedback
One of my favorite lessons I’ve learnt from working with smart people: Action produces information. If you’re unsure of what to do, just do anything, even if it’s the wrong thing. This will give you information about what you should actually...
Natan Weingarten: Building Discipline Into Every Investment
Natan Weingarten, a third‑generation American from New Jersey, leveraged an accounting degree and an MBA in finance to build a disciplined investment career. He now serves as Managing Principal of N8 Investments, a boutique real‑estate firm focused on industrial, medical...
Awakening: Turning Subconscious Into Conscious, Says Dr. Morter
"The subconscious is supposed to become conscious" 🤯 Renowned bio-energetic medicine expert Dr. Sue Morter reveals the truth about awakening
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A Complete Guide to Buddhist Meditation: Principles, Techniques, and Benefits
The article offers a comprehensive guide to Buddhist meditation, outlining its historical roots, core principles such as mindfulness, impermanence, compassion, suffering, and non‑self, and detailing three main techniques—Samatha, Vipassana, and Metta. It explains step‑by‑step instructions for beginners, highlights scientific research...
Failure Repeatedly Fuels Michael Jordan’s Ultimate Success
I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game's winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in...
Disrupting the Spiral: A Lesson From March Madness
Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese halted star Oluchi Okananwa’s performance spiral during an NCAA tournament game by confronting her with direct eye contact and a firm belief statement. The intervention sparked a 13‑point surge, with Okananwa finishing with a...
Prioritize Three Daily Tasks, Minimize Noise, Achieve Success
You take three things you have to get done every day, just three, very important things. That's called the signal, and then you don't let anything stop you from getting your three things done. That's called the noise. And then...
Emotion Regulation Is a Complex Executive Function Process
So FYI emotion regulation is an executive functioning task. Regulating emotions requires that you - notice that you are having an emotion - control the initial impulse of the emotion - think through what the emotion indicates about what you might need - inhibit...
Marquis Who's Who Adds Health Care Educator and Operations Executive to Its Volumes
Marquis Who's Who announced the inclusion of Dr. Kristi Perillo-Okeke and Joann Maynard in its biographical volumes, highlighting their leadership in health‑care education and strategic operations. The honors signal a benchmark of professional credibility for personal‑growth advocates.
Millionaire but Empty: Success Without Purpose Stings
The day I became a millionaire was the emptiest day of my life. The alarm didn't go off that day because I didn't set one. For the first time in years, there was nowhere I had to be. No urgent...
Leadership Starts with Defining Your Own Value
Honored to be featured for Women’s History Month. My work sits at the intersection of personal branding, leadership, and global identity but at its core, it is about one thing: #ProfessionalSovereignty™. The belief that leadership begins with who you are; that you...
How to Cope
Classical Wisdom is hosting a live webinar on March 25 at noon EST featuring Professor Philip Freeman, a classicist who will discuss Boethius’s *Consolation of Philosophy* and its relevance to today’s uncertainty. The session will examine how ancient Stoic thought...
Own Your Expertise, Claim Professional Sovereignty
Hi, I’m a leadership coach and professor of communication + media studies. I am a strong believer in people development, personal leadership and professional sovereignty. I help mid-career professionals “mint their currency” i.e their expertise, intellectual capital, human skills and core...
Facing Unanswerable Questions Boosts Life Meaning
When you contemplate unanswerable questions, something happens to your understanding of the meaning of your life. Today’s episode of Office Hours is Part Two of my three-part series on The Meaning of Your Life, where I share the data on the...
Ask Open‑ended, Not Finite, Questions for Richer Conversation
The single best “conversational” tip I’ve learned in the last few years: Stop asking “finite” questions that require someone to filter the ideas that come to mind. For example, don’t ask for “the BIGGEST mistake” someone’s made. Ask for “SOME of the biggest...
Every Small Step Fuels Your Growing Aliveness
Your aliveness grows when you choose progress, even in the smallest ways. Some days the win is big. Some days the win is getting out of bed and taking one step forward. But every step keeps your spirit charging.
Clarity, Not Prompting, Drives Effective AI Results
The skill that's helped me most with AI isn't prompting. ↓ It's clarity. When I'm not clear on what I want, the conversation goes downhill fast. Because AI doesn't push back & say "that doesn't make sense." It just produces something mediocre...
Empty the Mind to Cultivate Lasting Inner Peace
A primary method for gaining a mind full of peace is to practice emptying the mind. ~ Napoleon Hill https://t.co/PxsCMAhX3b
Leaders Know Much, Yet Often Silence Their Truth
Good short article by @dipietromedia about how leaders can be amazing at so many things, but fail to actually communicate (to themselves and others) what they know to be the truth: https://t.co/hjtEud9rjZ
Stop Labeling Yourself a Terrible Speaker; Train Instead
As a speech I tell my clients “Stop telling me you are a terrible speaker. You are reinforcing what you do not want. You are an untrained speaker.” #presentationskills #successtips #publicspeakingtips
Smart People Ask for Help; Refusing Costs Effort
When smart people are truly stuck, they ask the right people for help. No one works harder than the person who does not ask for help.
Rejection Is Just Redirection Toward Something Better
“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.”
Ask How You Can Impact Every New Connection
“With each new person you meet, {ask} yourself, ‘What are the *prospects* of my touching this person’s life?’” @BobBurg in his daily email newsletter.
Change Happens When We Fully Accept Ourselves
The paradox is we can only change when we accept ourselves just as we are. #mindfulness https://t.co/j8KGb00B7g
Disagree and Commit: Bezos’ Key to Ending Arguments
Disagree and commit is a really important principle that saves a lot of arguing. —Jeff Bezos masterclass on conflict resolution https://t.co/UZS5PKwgOX