Vowing, even intense vowing, is often useless. The next day comes and the next day goes. What works is making a vivid, concrete plan.

Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.

Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes.

The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.

A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.

Don't judge. Teach. It's a learning process.

If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.