Day 11: Visualizing your future self

On a cold wet day, on May 6th, 1954, in Oxford, a young runner from a regular working class family, made the impossible possible. Roger Bannister broke the world record by running a mile in under 4 minutes (in 3:59.04  minutes). He wrote history. But that was just the...

The Science of Positive Thinking: How Positive Thoughts Build Your Skills, Boost Your Health

Positive thinking sounds useful on the surface. (Most of us would prefer to be positive rather than negative.) But "positive thinking" is also a soft and fluffy term that is easy to dismiss. In the real world, it rarely carries the same weight as words like "work...

How do you make money from 5 dollars?

To me, a real entrepreneurial mindset comes from the belief that we can create opportunities from every problem, even if this means generating money with hardly any seed money or time. With this in mind, I want to challenge you: How would you try and earn as much...

5 Beneficial Side Effects of Kindness

"If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." --Bob Hope When we think of side effects, the first thing that springs to mind are the side effects of drugs. But who'd have thought that kindness could have side effects, too? Well,...

The Power Of Daily Journaling: Why This One Practice Can Change Your Life

Some of the most gifted people I know make it a daily habit to journal. But does it really make a difference? Well, you may have heard that it does not really matter what you experience in life, but rather, how you interpret events. For example, optimists will give...

The Power of Slowing Down

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. ~Andy Goldsworthy As a child, I always loved snow. In fact, while living in Switzerland, one of the coolest birthday gifts I would receive from my brother was a snowman. So my recent vacation in Odessa-- my...

What do you think is possible?

Up until 1954, no person ever managed to run a mile under 4 minutes. This seemed beyond the human limit. Doctors and scientists believed man kind had reached a record that could not be broken. Until Roger Bannister came along. He claimed it was possible and trained as...

2 Questions That Will Direct Your Life to Greatness

If I told you there were two simple questions that would help lead you towards more success, happiness, and wealth, would you believe me? Most people strive for similar goals. We all want to feel healthy, enjoy moments of successes, experience loving relationships and...

The one secret you must know about love!

It is no secret that around half the marriages in the modern world fall apart after a few years. From the other half, we can also assume that many fail to really thrive in their relationships. This predicament is even scary to many singles, as they might sense that...

Introducing the habit of “Time Out’s”

A research in New Zealand tested the ability of self control amongst over one thousand young kids, and then followed them throughout their lives. The result was clear. The better their self control during their childhood years, the better they did in their 30’s in all...

Never give up!

We have just concluded the first professional men's tennis tournament in Shenzhen. A surprise late entry was former Wimbledon and US Open Champion, and Olympic winner, Andy Murray. And what a lesson he has taught us.. Murray seemed very motivated and eager to win this...

How To Create A Powerful Vision For Your Business In 4 Simple Steps

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill Do you know anyone who does not want an awesome life — both in terms of our professional success and also in terms of enjoying personal satisfaction? Of course, when you ask people,...

Making Peace with Stress

5 days of pure relaxation. This has been our schedule here in Crete, which is one of the most beautiful places I know. Five days in which I turned off my phone, left the world behind me, and split my time between lying in the sun, and diving into the cool deep waters...

Changing the Paradigm on failure

We have all heard how important it is to learn from failures, and that making mistakes is actually important. However saying that we encourage people to do and learn from mistakes is of course not the same as creating a safe environment for people to do so. In a study...

5 Beneficial Side Effects of Kindness

"If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." --Bob Hope When we think of side effects, the first thing that springs to mind are the side effects of drugs. But who'd have thought that kindness could have side effects, too? Well,...

How good are your intuitions: Part 2

Last week we spoke about two different brain functions, which we metaphorically called System 1 (makes intuitive choices) and System 2 (responsible for effort and conscious decision making). We discussed how one of the main functions of the often lazy System 2 is to...

Do you love rats?

“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.’’- Aristotle Even if your answer is not yes, you probably love the life of a rat-racer: Chasing one thing after the other, while not giving yourself a moment to enjoy something...

The 5 Things I Learned From Managing Some Of The World’s Best Tennis Players

As a kid, I always dreamt of becoming a tennis player. Little did I know that as an adult I would be sitting in the player’s boxes as part of the entourage for current world number one, Novak Djokovic, the flamboyant Marat Safin, and some of the other top players in...

Day 11: Visualizing your future self

On a cold wet day, on May 6th, 1954, in Oxford, a young runner from a regular working class family, made the impossible possible. Roger Bannister broke the world record by running a mile in under 4 minutes (in 3:59.04  minutes). He wrote history. But that was just the...

The Science of Positive Thinking: How Positive Thoughts Build Your Skills, Boost Your Health

Positive thinking sounds useful on the surface. (Most of us would prefer to be positive rather than negative.) But "positive thinking" is also a soft and fluffy term that is easy to dismiss. In the real world, it rarely carries the same weight as words like "work...

Why we are addicted to our phones, and what we can do about it!

How often does it happen that you allow yourself to be distracted by your phone? If you are like most people, the answer is all the time. Whether you are browsing through Facebook pages, chatting with friends or playing games on your phone, most people I know are...

Why is it so hard to be happy and successful?

Really I watched A Star Is Born, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. I really loved this film! Let me share with you why: It was touching to see how the main character, Jackson Maine was this super successful pop star, famous, rich who had huge audiences and lived the...

The one secret you must know about love!

It is no secret that around half the marriages in the modern world fall apart after a few years. From the other half, we can also assume that many fail to really thrive in their relationships. This predicament is even scary to many singles, as they might sense that...

The First Step To Finding Love

“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.” ― Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue Finding true love is critical. This has been confirmed by multiple studies that have shown on that married people live a healthier life physically and...

The one biggest killer to peak performance

This week I am in Odessa, visiting the family of my wife. Odessa is a beautiful city, and a pleasant mix of sunshine with a light breeze give the perfect whether conditions. The other day we went to play bowling, a game I haven't played since I was maybe 10. In the...

The importance of hard work

“The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.” —Miguel de Cervantes I want to share with you this story I found that really explains well how we often find our most valuable lessons when we had to...

Exploring and Designing Breakthrough Models in Higher Education

With the release of an updated EDUCAUSE on Campus toolkit, Exploring and Designing Breakthrough Models in Higher Education, Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) completes a trio of publications intended to guide those of you who are interested in making the move...

My first 2 weeks as a second-time dad!

Learning from past mistakes and overcoming three main challenges to stay productive and disciplined even while everything else at home seems to be falling upside down! How time flies! Two weeks ago, my wife started getting her first serious contractions. Every few...

My Wimbledon Hero

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”.- Andy Warhol There have been many exciting matches in Wimbledon, but to me, there is only one true fairy tale; It is the story of the 26 year old Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky. For...

How to wake up at 5 am feeling fresh and alive!

“Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” — Thomas Dekker For the last few days, I have been waking up between 4 am and 5 am. No alarm clock, no snooze button. I just open my eyes, get out of bed and feel super excited to start my day. The...

New Year Resolutions

If you are like me, you are probably planning your New Year resolutions as you read this. You may also know that most people struggle to follow through with their goals. Therefore I would like to share the key steps that have helped me define and follow through with...

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What are your goals for 2015?

This is the time of the year where most people set New Year Resolutions. It is a great time to think about what we really want in life, and then set up a strategy to achieve those specific goals. This is why I plan to write my next few blog posts on this topic. As a...

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