This is a controversial idea. I had a lot of heated debates with friends about this over the holidays. But, I had to share it. Success feels easy when you are on the right track. The challenge is getting there and staying there. What do you think?

Why we need to keep asking the important life questions. My thoughts after my 10-year INSEAD MBA reunion.

How can you motivate your team when times are difficult? For one, you need to resist your urge to micromanage. Also, you may need to ask your employees to work less rather than more. Bruce Daisley, Twitter’s EMEA VP and best-selling author of The Joy of Work, has done a lot of research on this topic. He shared refreshing, counterintuitive insights about modern leadership in our discussion captured in this article.

How to stop sabotaging your executive brand

Stoics and psychologists agree. Most of your negative feelings are caused by irrational or inaccurate thoughts. You do not need positive thinking to feel good. You just need a more accurate one.

I compiled a list of the most constant inaccurate thoughts in the mind about self that cause depression. This list was inspired by the work of psychologist Albert Ellis.

1. You need to be liked by everyone.

You don’t. In prehistoric years, you needed to be accepted by your peers to survive. You would not want to be expelled from the tribe. You have more options now.

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