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Focussing on kindness, rather than on results, is a more effective leadership strategy.

The Key to Effective Leadership? Constructive Kindness

Do you want to be right, or do you want to do the right thing? You should ask yourself this question when called upon to give direction.
By Donnalynn Civello
How can leaders fight their own destructive ego-driven habits?

Why Being Ego-Free Might Be the Key to Leadership

Effective leaders learn how to fight their own destructive ego-driven habits.
By Ryan Holiday
Is there so little meaning in your life that your only pursuit is work until you’re eventually carted off in a coffin?

Five Truths of Ancient Wisdom That Will Make You a Better Entrepreneur

We must not get so wrapped up in our work that we think we’re immune from the reality of aging and life.
By Ryan Holiday
Here’s what it takes to make the most of entry-level drudgery and limit your time doing it.

How to Advance Your Career While You’re Stuck Doing Grunt Work

By Ryan Holiday
Confidence is based on what is real—it is earned.

Do You Have to Be a Jerk to Be Successful?

By Ryan Holiday
The problem isn’t that AI is new; it’s that VCs can’t let go of the old.

Why Venture Capital Needs to Get Over Its Fears of AI

By Brian Botch
In the saga of the Yukon watermelon, we see three of the worst entrepreneurial bad habits converge: inertia, ego and fear.

What an $85 Watermelon Taught Me About Building a Billion-Dollar Business

By Ryan Holmes
Our ego creates stories and it blinds us to the traits which actually create success.

The Biggest Threat to Your Success Is the Story You Tell Yourself About Success

By Ryan Holiday
There is one trait shared by the winners and one lacking in the so-called losers

The Difference Between NBA Stars and Flame-Outs Is the Secret to Success in Any Field

By Ryan Holiday
What we also need is self-management, self-control and humility.

The 3 Ways Ego Will Derail Your Career Before It Really Begins

By Ryan Holiday
we can’t let externals determine whether something was worth it or not. It’s on us

Doing the Work Is Enough: Stop Letting Others Dictate Your Worth

By Ryan Holiday
Laura Kimpton with her art on the facade of the SLS South Beach Hotel. (Photo: Courtesy of Renee Riccardo)

Beyond Words: The Art of ‘Burning Man’ Star Laura Kimpton

By Paul Laster
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