Seeing well is not natural. It is an act of humility. It means getting your own self—your own needs and wishes—out of the way, so that you can see the thing you’re looking at as itself, and not just as a mirror of your own interests.

Success, not the devil, is in the details

Marketing avatars are method acting for understanding your audience deeply.

Overcoming Shame by Becoming Vulnerable

It isn't enough to know how to do something so well it becomes second nature.

The way to misuse our possessions is to use them as an insurance against the morrow. Anxiety is always directed to the morrow, whereas goods are in the strictest sense meant to be used only for to-day.

Replace negative thoughts with empowering affirmations

When Jesus Christ went to the cross, he was simply acting in character. As C. S. Lewis wrote, when Jesus sacrificed himself for us, he did 'in the wild weather of his outlying provinces' that which from all eternity 'he had done at home in glory and gladness.'

It takes courage to be self-honest, to examine your deepest motives, and to let go of the excuses and rationalizations that keep you from living true to your best self.

The well-rounded high performer is a creature of the theory world. In the real world each high performer is unique and distinct, and excels precisely because that person has understood his or her uniqueness and cultivated it intelligently.