1. Examine your thoughts. There are two parts to this. Look at whom you spend your time with. Whom do you talk to? Whom do you listen to? People often surround themselves with people who drain their battery, who are negative and who don’t build them up. They become kind of a mutual teardown society. …

Whether you run a sales department or a crime syndicate, you’ll eventually have to tackle the same Machiavellian question: Is it better to be loved or feared? Model your managerial style after, say, the firebrand former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and you’ll achieve obedience through fear, but you won’t have your followers’ loyalty. But if …

Creating balance in your life is an important investment in your future growth and prosperity. When one area of your life demands the bulk of your time, an imbalance is created in that area, and you will inevitably feel that imbalance in other areas of your life. These three keys allow for balance in your …

Sure, your endless to-do list and lack of a work-life balance have a lot to do with the fact that you’re stressed, but the culprit of the pressurized feeling we’ve all experienced is none other than a hormone called cortisol. Commonly known as the stress hormone, cortisol is a steroid hormone that’s produced in the …

1. Appreciate the things you have. Coach John Wooden emphasized the importance of being thankful by quoting Lao Tse: “Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.” He also added his own words of wisdom: “The great secret of life is to cultivate the ability to appreciate the things we have, not compare them.” Coach often …