Motivational

“Oh my God, you’re gorgeous!” Mally Roncal exclaims as our Zoom interview begins. Her excitement is infectious, and I confess I put makeup on just for her. You can’t meet a celebrity makeup artist and beauty-brand entrepreneur without applying a little mascara. Except, as I would soon learn, you can. It’s no secret society has […]

Let’s be honest: When you think about what defines a CEO or business leader, empathy and openness probably aren’t the first traits that come to mind. In fact, you probably imagine the opposite—an almost Machiavellian, win-at-any-cost attitude. Although this outlook may yield short-term results, psychologist and author Dr. Adam Bandelli says that it’s actually the

Emma Grede is the CEO and co-founder of Good American, a fully inclusive fashion brand she launched in 2016 alongside Khloé Kardashian. In 2022, Grede and Good American created Good Inc., an incubator initiative dedicated to inclusivity by providing resources and mentorship to emerging talent in fashion. Grede is also a founding partner of SKIMS,

Elena Cardone has many titles: entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, best-selling author, mother, investor, actress, competitive sport shooter, wife, trained mixed-martial arts fighter, witty conversationalist, model—the list goes on. She is someone who, by many definitions, has it all. But it would be too easy, too trite, too painfully distilled to write a story about a powerful

More damage is done by worrying than by what is being worried about. This is because over 90% of all worries never come to pass. Over the years, I have made a deliberate point of not worrying. If something happens at work or at home that would normally be a cause for concern, I have

Although I am known for my books on leadership, I have studied the subject of success for 30-plus years. I have asked many questions of successful people trying to discover, first, what made them successful, and second, what they think success is. My hope is that in sharing my findings with you, they will help

No matter what you do for a living—you’re in sales. We’re all in sales all the time. Everything is a sales pitch. When you give your opinion on a conference call, you’re selling an idea. When you negotiate breakfast options with your kids, you’re selling a product. Heck, when you update Twitter you’re selling yourself.

The first block to personal mastery—and one of the biggest—is our unquestioned mental models. These are our fixed ideas of how the world works and how things should or shouldn’t be done. We accept these models so completely that we live our lives according to them. Everyone has mental models, but we call them by

Success frequently comes to those who know what to say, when to say it and how to say it. And those with talent who don’t communicate effectively often never get the satisfaction of fulfilling their potential. In the busyness of life and work, we can sometimes forget the impact of our words. A few words

My grandma Mabel Reynolds Ostrander and I shared one of those special relationships as rare as a double rainbow. She was 53 when I was 10. That’s when we planted our first Victory Garden together during World War II. We planted seeds together—in the soil, and in each other. Grandma lived 87 years without a