Stever reflects on personal and professional struggles amidst global chaos, discussing a past three-year experiment where they embraced curiosity over conventional success. They’ve achieved notable accomplishments and are reviving this experiment, inviting others to join. Upcoming topics include communication skills, AI integration, health tips, and productivity strategies.
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How to Live Your Values (no, you don’t really care)
“Hello, valued customer, your call is very important to us. Now please wait 15 minutes because we don’t want to spend the money to staff our phone lines.” There was an actual human being who decided to record that message. That actual human being may really have...
Quit Facebook & Change Your Life (for the better?)
It’s holiday time! My gift today is the story of a recent decision. You may want to try it. It's made life a bit more effortful, but it's produced real results. It has paid off in both expected and unexpected ways. Whoa! I quit Facebook. I quit Facebook. Yeah, it’s...
How to overcome fears and microfears that sabotage you, part 3
As we saw in part 1, and part 2, we often we get stalled because we have "microfears." These steer us away from the Important Things we want. It's our thinking that does it. We imagine what might go wrong, feel a bit of fear, and then suddenly notice we have a...
The microfears that derail you are imaginary. Literally! part 2
When things get stalled, as we saw in the article that answered the question What is a Microfear?, fear is often why. Not big fears; small ones. We're afraid of failing at something we want to learn. We're afraid of starting an ambitious project that might...
Stalled? Procrastinating? Abandoned dreams? It could be microfears. Part 1
There's a lot that doesn't get done, despite our best laid plans. There's that novel we've dreamed about writing. The weekly billing, which always seems to be late. The networking and prospecting we need to keep our business running. Early in my career, I learned...
Two language tricks that mean they’re b.s.ing you
One of the most valuable distinctions you can make about language is to develop insight into active and passive voice. “Mistakes were made” is passive voice. It doesn’t say by whom those mistakes were made. People use passive voice to avoid...
Stever in the BBC on Goal Setting (and why not to set goals)
Check out the new article in BBC Capital about Why We Should All Give Up on Goals Already. The title is a bit sensationalistic, but the article seriously asks when do goals hinder, rather than help, achievement.
Barking up the Wrong Tree, the Science of Success with Eric Barker
Eric Barker shares his non-intuitive, scientifically-backed insights on what does and doesn't lead to success.
Mind Reading for Fun and Profit!
Want followers? Want to get more from a negotiation than you go in expecting? Want more loyal relationships with your employees? Want people to be committed to your cause? Want deeper friendships and romantic relationships? Empathy is the key. It’s the ability to...