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...

The mind blowing power of attention

In a famous experiment, Mike Merzenich taped the fingers of monkeys each day for 100 minutes to a sensor. At the same time they received headphones with music. He did this for 6 weeks. Some of the monkeys were taught to focus on the feelings resulting from the sensors...

The Science of Thinking Smarter

John Med­ina, Direc­tor of the Brain Cen­ter for Applied Learn­ing Research at Seattle Pacific University, and author of Brain Rules: 12 Prin­ci­ples for Sur­viv­ing and Thriv­ing at Work, Home, and School, wrote a great article for us on Brain Rules: sci­ence and...

The biggest moment of my life

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results”.- Albert Einstein I can’t describe the feelings that raced through my body as I was walking towards my girlfriend. This would be the last time she would be my fiancée, as she was...

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Taking on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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...

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...

The Productivity Formula

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis Of Assisi We all have the same amount of time, and yet some people manage to get so much more done than others. Why? Before I will answer that question for...

Day 3: The Transitional Routine

I am sitting here at home, trying to write, while my youngest son keeps jumping on me and seeking my attention. One reason why staying home all day with the family, while trying to be productive, is so difficult for me is because it feels like I am always rushing from...

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...

Why Love matters!

Research has shown on numerous occasions that married people live a healthier life physically and spiritually, recover better from diseases, and live a healthier lifestyle. According to an article from Harvard Health Publications, a survey of 127,545 men proved that...

How Did You Fall Into That Ditch?

As humans, we always want something more or better. This is the engine of evolution and progress. Whether we want to find a partner, stay alone, be loved, or be rejected these are all wants or purposes. A purpose is a change we want to achieve, because we think it...

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...

How to go from being an amateur to becoming an unstoppable professional

I just got back from Wimbledon, probably the most known and traditional tennis event in the world. I had lots of meetings, watched some world class tennis and enjoyed to reconnect with the entire tennis industry. However, one thing I love doing during Grand Slam...

High Pressure Situations; The Secret of Winners

“You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand.”- Robert Louis Stevenson Many people love the game of tennis, as it is a game that reflects some of the physical and mental challenges...

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...

How good are your intuitions?

We have all heard that we have conscious and unconscious thoughts. Nobel Prize winner uses the metaphor of two systems he calls System 1 and System 2, whereby System 1 is responsible for the more automated and intuitive thought processes (invisible thoughts), and...

Day 5: Prioritize Sleep

Today, I wanted to take a 20-minute nap. Instead, I woke up 2 hours later, feeling grumpy and tired. I felt lousy most of the day, started arguing with my wife about the most stupid things and kept losing my patience with my kids- all things I do not feel very proud...

Thinking in ‘’3-D Goals’’

Every ambitious person I know faces the following dilemma: “Should I choose big goals that excite me, even if they feel scary and unrealistic? Or do I settle for small, easily achievable, boring outcomes that will help me build some momentum?” In his book Feel Good...

Why we do what we do, without knowing it…

Why is so much of our thinking (that underpins most of our behavior, determines our choices, our happiness, and our lives) invisible to us, and why are our unconscious desires so often the exact opposite to what we think we visibly want? This is one of the key...

High Pressure Situations; The Secret of Winners

“You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand.”- Robert Louis Stevenson Many people love the game of tennis, as it is a game that reflects some of the physical and mental challenges...

How to become unstoppable without feeling overwhelmed and anxious

I hate failing! I fear rejection! And I hate embarrassing myself. These fears are probably one of the main reason that I occasionally procrastinate doing what I know I should be doing, both in business- and in my personal life. I settle for the status quo, my comfort...

Never Single Again!

This was initially going to be the name of my first book which will be out in December. I am now working on a new name, but the topic of the book will remain the same, and reflects the subject I enjoy exploring most, namely: how do people achieve breakthrough's? For...

The one secret to a better life

In my quest to understand what leads certain people to excel, and others to fail, I came across the theory of a “growth mindset”, introduced by Carol S. Dweck: In her book Mindset, she argues that personality and skills are not a fixed trait but rather something we...

How To Recover From Stressful Situations In Just 60 Seconds

“Managing energy, not time, is the key to performance, health and happiness.” -The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz I love watching sports, and one thing that really fascinates me is observing the kind of routines world-class tennis players use...

Memories from Shenzhen

See our pictures from Shenzhen, China. you can also watch the Shenzhen Scene Set and Highlight. Click here https://app.aframe.com/links/2f27e9fe1b5feb3f5d5f09b83277dce8

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...

How to triple your level of motivation

Have you ever looked back and wished you had started with the pursuit of a goal, say 5 or 10 years ago? What if you had triple the motivation to do accomplish that task, do you think you would have started it?  If you are like me, your answer is probably, YES! So what...

The One Practice That Creates Real Champions

When we think of big success, we picture huge celebrations luxurious lifestyle and lots of pleasurable moments. You want to really know what someone like Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal do after they win a big tournament? They might take a short break. But then they hit...

Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today

"Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today" - James Dean I love this quote as it embraces one of the big dilemmas of life - whether we should live in the moment, plan for the future, or reflect on the past? The truth is that to live fully...

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