Essentialism - by Greg McKeown

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#50 - The Shadow Side of Essentialism
#50 - The Shadow Side of Essentialism

Be an essentialist . . . but watch out! You’ve got to guard against it’s shadow side!

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#49 - Editing Your Life
#49 - Editing Your Life

If you want to add to your life’s contribution, learn to “edit your life."

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#48 - Bending Reality
#48 - Bending Reality

Despite our best efforts to cram more things into less time, we can’t bend reality. The secret is “less but better.” Here’s help.

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Founding Brothers - by Joseph Ellis

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#47 - The Friendship Negotiator
#47 - The Friendship Negotiator

Some friendships are MORE than all that they can be because someone did the hard work of “The Friendship Negotiator.”

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#46 - Refusing To Play Your Strongest Card
#46 - Refusing To Play Your Strongest Card

At times, leaders need to refuse to play their strongest card. John Adams gives us the perfect example why.

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#44 - The Learning Leader
#44 - The Learning Leader

George Washington may have been the most imposing leadership figure in America, but he wasn’t the best or the brightest — but he possessed a key trait every leader that lasts must have.

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#42 - Speak Up!
#42 - Speak Up!

Our Founding Fathers and Martin Luther King give us two perspectives on an essential role of leadership: Speaking up!

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#41 - The Leader Who Did Not Look Like A Leader
#41 - The Leader Who Did Not Look Like A Leader

“Appearances can be deceiving.” So goes the common idom. This is a defining reality when it comes to James Madison and illustrates two essential lessons for leaders.

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#40 - Hindsight Is A Tricky Tool
#40 - Hindsight Is A Tricky Tool

Hindsight is 20/20, but when it comes to reading history such vision may hurt more than help. Here’s why.

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Flashback! The 50's - by Eve Arnold

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#45 - Mastering Your Craft
#45 - Mastering Your Craft

A photojournalist’s flashback provides the insight to propel  you forward in mastering your craft!

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One Hundred and One Famous Poems - by Roy Jay Cook

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#43 - The Power To Keep-a-goin
#43 - The Power To Keep-a-goin

Here is the not-so-secret source of strength to ‘Keep a-goin’ through the long — and challenging — walk that is life.

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#37 - Opportunity
#37 - Opportunity

If you are looking “somewhere out there” for something better to come along. You need to meet Edward R. Sill.

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The Everlasting Man - by G.K. Chesterton

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#39 - The Strangest Story In The World
#39 - The Strangest Story In The World

GK Chesterton brings us face-to-face with the essential truth behind the Good Friday story.

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#38 - The Crux Of The Matter
#38 - The Crux Of The Matter

G.K. Chesterton helps us see why the cross of Christ is “the crux of the matter in the ongoing debate of evolution and religion."

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#36 - The Challenge We Must Undertake
#36 - The Challenge We Must Undertake

When it comes to the resurrection, here’s an important thought on critical thinking for doubters and defenders alike.

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#35 - Sometimes You Have To Slow Down
#35 - Sometimes You Have To Slow Down

An essential lesson for life and leadership (and reading).

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A Wrinkle in Time - by Madeleine L'Engle

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#32 - Giving What You Do Not Have
#32 - Giving What You Do Not Have

A “child’s fable” reveals an adult-sized lesson about how to give what we don’t have.

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10 Must Reads On Leadership - Harvard Business Review

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#34 - Ending The Myth of The Complete Leader
#34 - Ending The Myth of The Complete Leader

If you want to lead better, work smarter, and enjoy life more, let go of the myth of the complete leader.

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#33 - The Secret Answer To Leadership’s Toughest Question
#33 - The Secret Answer To Leadership’s Toughest Question

The one thing every leader must do to reach his/her fullest potential.

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#31 - 10 Must Reads on Leadership: The Currency of Leadership
#31 - 10 Must Reads on Leadership: The Currency of Leadership

Leader's thrive when they trade in the "currency of leadership."

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#30 - 10 Must Reads on Leadership: The One Thing Every Meeting Needs
#30 - 10 Must Reads on Leadership: The One Thing Every Meeting Needs

The management “guru of gurus” shares the one thing the “executive of executives” does differently.

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#29 - 10 Must Reads on Leadership: The Business Side of Empathy
#29 - 10 Must Reads on Leadership: The Business Side of Empathy

From Harvard Business Review's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Daniel Goleman helps us see the surprising role of empathy at work.

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Gilead - by Merilynne Robinson

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#28 - Gilead: Nursing A Grudge
#28 - Gilead: Nursing A Grudge

Marilynne Robinson puts the familiar phrase, "Nursing a grudge" in a new (and thought-provoking) light.

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