Ideas are free, execution is priceless.

My friend sits on the board of a nonprofit in the community solar industry. Recently he hosted an informal industry event at his home so people could learn more about the organization and emerging challenges and opportunities within the clean energy space. After he welcomed everyone to the event, he took a few minutes to allow people to introduce themselves by stating their name and what role they play…

Being the only person the room wearing a nametag makes me feel special, rebellious, creative and powerful. These feeling are the principal motivation for have continued my experiment for half of my life. But if suddenly it was no longer just me, if one day everyone starting wearing nametags, that would be probably fine with me. If it meant sacrificing a certain amount of my positive feelings to elevate…

My friend once asked me to attend services at her church. She said the culture was super progressive, casual and didn’t tell members they were going to hell. Sounds like my kind of congregation. Sure enough, everything about the experience was enjoyable. Friendly members wearing nametags, powerful music performances, even a minister whose words challenged and inspired us. At the end of the sermon, they announced that they would…

Is the world really upsetting us, or are we upsetting ourselves by what we tell ourselves about it? Most likely, the latter. Other people are not the sole source of our negative feelings. The onus is on us. The call is coming from inside the house. We need to take responsibility for improving our situation, not wait for other people to change so we feel better. There’s an interesting study from…

Dilbert’s boss once sat him down for his annual performance review and said the following: We can’t give you a raise because you didn’t do anything noteworthy this year. To which the engineer responds: It only seems that way because I’m so good at my job that I make it look easy and never complain. Meanwhile, his frazzled coworker storms in and yells: My job is a nightmare! And…