February, 2010
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One of the hardest, best decisions you can make is to say, “I do this, not that.”
As in: “I write for this audience, not that one.” Or, “I provide this service, not that.” Or even, “I donate to this cause, but not that one.”
I do this, not that.
It’s a hard decision because we want to [...]

The youngest speaker at the prestigious TED conference this year was 12-year-old Adora Svitak, an author and children’s education advocate.

But after watching her interview and browsing through her personal website, what impressed me most was not her creativity or her talent with words. Adora is obviously a gifted writer – but I’ve met equally talented [...]

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Sam Spurlin of The Simpler Life.
In the book Judgement: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls by Noel Tichy and Warren Gennis, there is a concept known as the “teachable point of view.” In the context of this book, the TPOV is what “enable(s) leaders to take the [...]