The essential requirement: Any extrinsic reward should be unexpected and offered only after the task is complete.

One of the greatest hindrances to internal peace which the Christian encounters is the common habit of dividing our lives into two areas, the sacred and secular… Its deadliest effect is the complete cleavage it introduces between religion and life… Let every man abide in the calling wherein he is called and his work will be as sacred as the work of the ministry.

Life does not need to be linear but it does, as this executive said, need to make sense.

To be an influencer, you have to love people before you can try to lead them.

A counterfeit “yes” is one in which your counterpart plans on saying “no” but either feels “yes” is an easier escape route or just wants to disingenuously keep the conversation going to obtain more information or some other kind of edge.

Teams that promote and foster a growth mindset tend to be more collaborative, empowered and committed.

When you accept that tails drive everything in business, investing, and finance you realize that it’s normal for lots of things to go wrong, break, fail, and fall.

One study showed that early career specializers jumped out to an earnings lead after college, but that later specializers made up for the head start by finding work that better fit their skills and personalities.

The 60/10 Method: After the 90/90/1 segment of the day, focus on 60-minute bursts of intense work followed by 10-minute periods of regeneration and rest.

The key is to enjoy the feeling of success that comes from improving in some small way . . . and then rinse and repeat, over and over again.