Every family has a few phrases that get passed down through generations—little bits of wisdom that settle deeper than we realize. One of mine came from my mother. She used to say, “Make sure the good ...

In a world that runs at full speed, we’ve become conditioned to want results right now. We track daily stock prices, quarterly earnings, instant downloads, and next-day delivery. Success has been redu...

Lessons from the Ladder

Not long ago, I asked hundreds of professionals a simple question: If you could change one thing about your career, what would it be? Their responses came from across industri...

More than two thousand years ago, Aristotle asked a question that still echoes through time: What does it mean to live a good life? His answer was not wealth, fame, or fleeting pleasure. It was someth...

Dear Tony, what’s it all about? Why is life so hard at times?

It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once. In fact, it’s a question most of us whisper to ourselves during the late-night quiet or i...

During my freshman year of college, I failed my first calculus exam. For someone who had always prided himself on hard work and good grades, the red ink across the top of that page hit me hard. My fir...