Bowen Dwelle first heard of Flow while on a kitesurfing trip to Maui in early 2013. “Flow,” a concept identified by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, occurs when someone is in a state of mind where he focuses effortlessly on the task at hand. Leakage can happen during an intensely physical task

Every morning I create a daily design, which is a preview of my next day. I write exactly how I want it to go. I send my daily design to a group of close friends who help me stay accountable for what I create. At night, I go back to my design and tell the truth about what actually happened that day

Life is not fair. If you think youll always get the same raises, bonuses, and opportunities as your peers, prepare to be disappointed. Thats life. As a leader, you will sometimes have to make personal sacrifices for the good of your organization. Thats life. Sometimes you have to make tough decision

Your dream as an entrepreneur does not end with you. After all, its one thing to be successful on your own and quite another to witness success taking shape in your childrens lives.Related: 7 entrepreneurial traits to teach your childWe all want to pass on our entrepreneurial traits. Unfortunately,

Investor:Daymond John Shark Aquarium Appearance:January 29, 2016 Offer:$250,000 for one-third stake in business Results:Sales grew from $220,000 in 18 months to over $1.5 million in 2016. To prepare their appearance in January 2016 on Shark Aquarium , Sara Moylan and her husband and business partne

Yale psychologist Amy Wrzesniewski made her living studying how our mental conceptions of our jobs affect performance. After many years and hundreds of interviews with workers in every profession imaginable, she found that employees had one of three “work orientations” or mindsets regarding our work

Most of us have had horrible bosses at some point in our careers. And if were honest, we might even admit to being a horrible boss at one point.Related: 15 Traits of a Terrible LeaderThe truth is that poor management behavior is all too common and is usually due to one factor:insecurity. All leaders

As a leader, it can sometimes seem like we are trying to navigate an ever-changing environment of circumstances and landscapes. It can be disorienting and confusing.Navigating new terrain often requires new tactics. But trying new approaches when it comes to leading people is risky. What if were wro

What is your name? John Wooden asked.Cori Close, the nervous 22-year-old replied.How do you spell that? Wooden continued.C-o-r-i, Close said, puzzled.Thats how my great-granddaughter says it! Awesome! Come in! Wooden said with a smile.It was the start of a dreamlike mentoring relationship between th

“He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame. » I laughed when I came across this quote because, like everything that makes us happy, this saying has an element of truth. Sometimes the only person who thinks positively about a crisis does so because they figured out why it wasnt their faul

Fear is a response to physical and emotional danger; it should keep us alert and safe. But too much fear of perceived threats only causes anxiety and stress, and at work it can stall our careers.Related: How to confront your fear-based thoughtsHere are five of the most common fears people have about

We take a lot of photos these days. It is estimated that, worldwide, humans will take a record 1.3 trillion digital snapshots in 2017. But rather than being retained as impressions, they disappear into our clouds and hard drives. As photographers, sisters Jenna Walker and Katie Thurmes get it. For m

School does not prepare you to become an entrepreneur. Actual experience in the trenches does. These nine highly successful business people and members of the Oracles share the #1 skill you need to succeed in the world of entrepreneurship that traditional schooling never taught you.Related : 11 lead

Editors Note:Travis Kalanick left Uber on June 21, 2017. Thats how he turned it into a multi-billion dollar company. What if we could just push a button and a car would come? »—Washingtonian, January 2012 Travis Kalanick didnt want to be CEO of Uber. When the company officially launched in May

Her weakness is her slicked back hair,” Drew Scott says without flinching. The usually serious half of the popular HGTV twin duo arent afraid to throw a few jabs every once in a while.Drew is a robot! his 4-minute older twin lines, referencing Drews workaholic tendencies.Brothers shoot final episod

Shark Aquarium Appearance:Feb. 3, 2015 Investor:Robert Herj with Deal:$110,000 for 10% stake Results:$500,000 in sales with deals in place at Home Depot and Lowes. It started more like an episode of The Fantastic Race that Shark Aquarium . In April 2014, Naushad Alis business partner ended a late-n

Introverts have long suspected, and research now confirms, that no matter how you look on paper, if you cant give a good interview, youre less likely to get hired.According to a study published in The Journal of Psychological Science , people who listened to or watched (via audio or video) job candi

We all know you. Our hearts beat fast and our palms sweat when we hear your chair creak and your door creak. Because we know the next thing we hear will be footsteps. What we dont know is where theyll end up - we just hope its not at our office.Who are you? A terrible boss. But you dont want to be s

One of Jodi R.R. Smiths favorite quotes comes from a textbook published in 1911 with the very title Polite Questions for Little Men and Women That the morals of children today are not what they should be or even what they were a generation ago, is an indisputable fact.These words were of course writ

Luke Marshall, 24, independent musician currently on tour I started playing music...Around 15 or 16. Things were starting to go downhill musically for me, and I was playing around town quite a bit. I thought, Hey, doing this full-time is actually possible, and I absolutely cant see myself doing anyt