Occupation: Journalist Birth: 1964
The important thing to know about playing to win and playing not to lose is that there are actually different neural networks that are being used. It….
Obese kids watch no more television than kids who aren't obese. All the thin kids watch massive amounts of television, too. There is no statistical c….
You know, kids need to feel like they're not being drowned out by superior competitors and they'll make that connection that, with a little more effo….
A surgeon might want to be the best surgeon in Manhattan, but out on Long Island on the weekend, not care at all how he is on the tennis courts or on….
Testosterone is the hormone of collaboration and competition that, whenever we compete on a team, we collaborate with our teammates. And most of us i….
Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give up when that path is blocked..
People thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are - and connecting that to work that they truly love ..
It's not easy / It's not supposed to be easy / Most people make mistakes / Most people have to learn the hardest lessons more than once..
Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself..
How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates, whe….
The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about..
I can push myself and you can push yourself, but competing, we push ourselves a little farther and we bring out our best even if one of us wins and o….
Failure is hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you….
As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things..
There was a culture that came out of the self-esteem movement which was don't anybody keep track of the goals. The kids keep track, but nobody keep t….
Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will listen. Tons of people talk ab….
Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy for the things that matter and, in some ca….
It surprises me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice..
But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers th….
I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in..