The search for meaning is important but it can’t be all there is.  So, while you’re getting on with it here’s a cheat sheet on how can you bring the best version of yourself to the table. 

Advice for success in the age of AI: Don’t fight the progress of technology; Examine your own capabilities; Invest in developing your emotional intelligence.

In addition to the physiological ways movement changes your blood chemistry, there are obvious psychological effects as well. By moving you’re making a choice, a physical choice that will resonate with your brain as a choice to change.

How do we create a better roadmap, better supports, more realistic expectations for ourselves as adults?  Because the key to emotional intelligence (aka being an adult) starts with accurate self assessment, a deeper sense of self AWARENESS, and then… most importantly, ongoing self management.  

Engaging, inspiring company cultures like Google, Zappos and Pattagonia aren’t build in a day.  They’re the result of a conscious effort to engage each member of the company in a core vision mission and values that are about more than just making a buck. To create an inspiring company culture you’ll need to do more than just a one day workshop to team build or add a ping pong table to the break room, you’ll need to examine your core beliefs.

How can we take stock of our impact right now, while we're in the thick of it so that we can build that influence and truly live an impactful life?

Here are 4 questions to ask (and re-ask) 

5 business habits you can implement to keep your company healthy, to be productive and to keep your teams on track for success:

1: Take care of your culture:

These days, if your HR department doesn’t have some kind of EQ training on hand they’re off the mark, behind the times and not in the know! “Emotional Intelligence” is as much a part of the zeitgeist as “Innovation” and “Disruption”. 

We all make mistakes.  Mistakes at work, lapses in judgement, an ill-timed comment to a respected co-worker… it’s how we frame those, how we handle them that makes the difference.  You get to choose how you respond, every… single… time.

Culture takes time, attention and work.  Successful companies, those with an eye towards longevity, learn that nurturing culture & investing in teams is the surest way to secure a bright, innovative and flourishing future. 

High performance teams out perform all other configurations of teams by up to 80%.  These teams share certain characteristics such as trust, respect, accountability and vulnerability. To achieve the kind of results that your team is capable of takes work.

Here are 5 tips to help you manage your stress, calm down and stop worrying... or at least effectively manage your emotions. 

1.  Limit Distractions & Eliminate Interruptions

• Pretend you are inside “The Cone of Silence”: put a sign on your door “I’ll be available at 2:00 PM.”
• Switch off all electronics alerts & notifications ...

There’s an interesting trend I’ve noticed.  Sometimes, like when you learn a new word, noticing a trend is just that… noticing.  

But in this case, I don’t think so.  

It’s the rising wave of altruism.  

A great follower and a great leader together make a movement, a startup, a business. A great team inspires more and more people to join the wave.  For success to be achieved, someone has to come up with the idea and someone has to say, yes to it and buy in (it can't be your mom). 

“There’s something really interesting that happens when a company can’t fit around one table anymore — things just start to get a lot harder,” says Graham. “Where it used to be simple to communicate, people suddenly complain that they don’t know what’s going on anymore. They don’t know why you’re making certain decisions. They don’t know each other as well. They don’t know what they should be doing. I’ve seen so many companies really struggle in this phase.”

"A recent international study surveyed more than 500 business leaders and asked them what sets great employees apart. The researchers wanted to know why some people are more successful than others at work, and the answers were surprising; leaders chose “personality” as the leading reason."