10 Minute Mindset

Most people think avoiding confrontation is the mature, patient thing to do. It's not. It's one of the most expensive habits you can have. For six months, someone on my team wasn't hitting the standard I'd set. I noticed ever...

The most underrated skill in professional life has nothing to do with what you know. After 650 interviews, I've noticed that the guests who bring the best energy outperform the ones with the best resumes almost every time. A ...

Most people let one bad moment at 10am ruin every good hour that comes after it. A stressful call bleeds into the next meeting, which bleeds into dinner, and by the end of the day you've handed your worst self to every person...

You keep moving the goalposts. More money, bigger titles, better metrics. You think success is evolving. It's not. Success doesn't evolve—your ability to admit what you actually wanted all along does. You chase new definition...

Diversification feels smart because it protects you from looking stupid. But looking smart and getting rich are opposite strategies. The wealthy concentrate everything into one asymmetric bet until it works, then diversify to...

When someone compliments you, you deflect or feel uncomfortable. Everyone thinks you're being modest. You're not—you're being honest. You know you can do better, and accepting praise for something beneath your potential feels...