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🗣️ “The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

🗣️ "A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell on the future." -Albert Einstein

🗣️ "Happiness is being satisfied with what you have. Success comes from dissatisfaction. Choose." -Naval Ravikant

🗣️ "In my experience, the more I go after that powerful feeling of paying attention, the happier I am. But the more I go after the powerful feeling of getting attention, the unhappier I am." -Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Every month, I record the best quotes I find in books, articles, podcasts, etc. Here are the gems from this past month. ​Read more​

I’ve had the chance to interview hundreds of people. I’ve hired exceptional people as well as some duds. These 16 tips have helped me find the best people. ​Read more​

From the 1,100+ books I've read, these nonfiction page-turners are some of my absolute favorites. ​Read more​

​The Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler & Rich Litvin​ ​Nonfiction: Business, Leadership, Coaching If you've ever considered getting into coaching, this book is great. It covers the operational side of building a coaching business. Shout-out to my buddy Brad for recommending this one! ​See takeaways​

​Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir​ ​Fiction: Science Fiction, Space Exploration Andy Weir (author of The Martian) provides another science-y and whimsical romp through space. When the book begins, Ryland Grace finds himself on a spaceship light-years away from Earth. His two fellow astronauts are dead, and Ryland doesn't remember who he is or why he's there.

🗣️ "I pride myself on making as few decisions as possible in a quarter... There are some times I can go a whole quarter without making any decisions." -Reed Hastings

How strong is your work culture?

Surprisingly, one of the best ways to answer that is to evaluate a different question: How quickly does your team make decisions?

In the strongest work cultures, people quickly know what to do in many situations because the core values and norms make it clear how to act.

Employees immediately know what to do when questions like these arise:

• For this work trip, should I stay in a Motel 6 or the Ritz-Carlton?
• Should I spend 5 hours or 5 weeks redesigning this webpage?
• Should I make this decision on my own or pull in my boss?
• Should I give feedback directly to that colleague or tell their boss?
• Should I give a full refund to that client?

Strong cultures provide clarity, and clarity drives speed.

If your team/company isn't moving as fast as you want, don't point the finger at others. Reflect on what you can do to improve clarity.

Today is the big day! I'll be cheering on my Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl this afternoon against the New England Patriots.

Two weeks ago, my wife and I had the chance to watch the NFC Championship Game with some of our close friends. The game started well for the Seahawks but got dicey at the end (as evidenced by my buddy Marty's praying posture in the pic below). 😂

I'm nervous about today's game but cautiously optimistic!

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