If you’ve studied the 2015 Paris Agreement, you’ve been delighted by the pledges, promises, and plans adopted by 196 countries and counting. It is a legally binding international treaty on climate change to limit global warming. It accounts for several variables and terms, so what is missing? With the Oct 31 Glasgow Climate Conference behind us, a few vital missing components render the agreement less a contract and more a pledge of goodwill.
With Facebook's firestorm of social and legal problems, perhaps CEO Mark Zuckerberg's motto "move fast and break things" is akin to an arsonist setting fires his colleagues (and the world) have to extinguish. Zuckerberg and 30.6% of those we've surveyed identify as the Inventor personality. This personality's superpower can likewise be his (or your) demise. For Zuckerberg (and others), this unchecked genius is getting its due.
When did ambition become a dirty word? Perhaps we have forsaken the pursuit of opportunity equality (anyone can become anything) in favor of pursuing outcome equality (trophies for showing up). Studies have found that ambitious people attain higher education and income levels, build more prestigious careers, and report higher overall life satisfaction.
The greatest innovations in history share one common ingredient: they convert scarce resources into abundant ones. This secret recipe begins with a reinvention of tangible, intangible, and human assets. So what is the formula?
Human history is filled with stories about exchanges of trinkets, labor, wisdom, and resources. These stories include a pattern language so familiar they form the foundations of every conversation. Do you know your eight primary narratives?
Most millionaire households do not have the extravagant lifestyles that most people would assume. Rather than surrendering their income to luxury goods or status items, they live below their means and devote their time to continued study, nurturing relationships, and self-improvement.
