I remember reading about an experiment the US Military was doing to see why some soldiers were better at predicting where I.E.D.s were located than others.

Victor Poirier and his colleagues published research in early 2017 about the characteristics of innovation and how to cultivate them.

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy told Congress, “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.” At the time, this seemed like an impossible task. And yet, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon’s surface.

Do you remember the TV show MacGyver from the eighties/early nineties? The protagonist was a secret agent with a penchant for getting out of tight spots.

When I think of compelling speeches and stories, I realize there is a common denominator of authenticity and an element of passion and even struggle. The same goes for compelling people — they don’t just have a vision, they inspire others to share that vision in an irresistible way.

While the Wisdom quadrant attends to the leadership of thoughts and the mind and the Humanity quadrant attends to the leadership of people by focusing on collaborative service, the Courage quadrant attends to leadership of action and results. The three character strengths we develop in this section are Confidence, Boldness and Integrity. When we work on the Courage character strengths, we are becoming aware of a part of our ego that is motivated by power and autonomy. Our interest and attention ...

Being reliable is an essential part of building trust (in fact, “trustworthiness” is a synonym for reliable). It means being dependable and predictable — both for holding fast to commitments and for showing up in the same way in different conditions.

Faithful. Dedicated. Devoted. Trustworthy. These are all synonyms for Loyal. Being loyal to someone is a critical part of building trust — not only in your relationships but also in yourself, because every time you choose to be loyal, you are increasing your self-respect.

Years ago, a friend of mine gave my now ten-year-old son a book called “One Smart Cookie” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It is a delightful children’s book that defines vocabulary about manners and character by exploring the words by relating them to making cookies.