When we can recognize that someone has something we want, we can watch or reach out to learn how they got it, whether it’s a skill, attitude, relationship, or material item. Taking the learning opportunity without jealously towards them for having, or resentment toward ourselves for lacking, enables us to continually better ourselves from a place of respect and joy.

Who invented dynamite…? No, it isn’t Napoleon (even if you are a fan of the movie Napoleon Dynamite). Don’t Google it yet.

Dynamite was invented to help with mining. But take a moment to think about that inventor’s legacy. He wasn’t going to have a legacy that matched his true values, so he made an effort to change it. What do you do to create your legacy? Do you even know what you want it to be?

Strong leaders rally to solve uncomfortable problems. We do have to be mindful in how we approach them though. Even when a problem is uncomfortable, our tendency is to stay within our comfort zone to solve it. But we can achieve better outcomes by thinking outside of our box.