Our world is all about strengths. Maximize your strengths, stick with your strengths, play to your strengths, etc... While I agree with some of the principles and concepts associated with the "strengths philosophy," I believe the most overlooked and underused strength is restraint. It does not take much skill, humility, or wisdom to engage brute force. I believe the greatest of all strengths is the ability to harness that power and focus it in the right amounts, at the right

Are you paying attention? Yes, you are. You pay with your attention. Perhaps you haven't realized just how valuable your attention is? Digital companies have... so you should too before you have none left.

Questions are amazing things. They are basically invitations. It’s nice to receive an invitation. Maybe you don’t have time to go to the party or attend the event, but you were invited and given the opportunity to participate…. and that feels nice. A genuine, thoughtful question is the same. It is like rolling out a red carpet to someone, saying "I would like to know what you think or have to say about a certain thing or topic. I am genuinely interested in you." In a fast-pac