Week 86 – Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter

To Invent the Future, You Must Understand the Past

Three historical forces created Internet - Technology, Culture and Financial

https://medium.com/backchannel/why-silicon-valley-will-continue-to-rule-c0cbb441e22f

A Constant Attitude

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter

http://www.slideshare.net/HaikuDeck/words-of-wisdom-from-dr-martin-lutherkingjr

Why silence is a startup killer

Scheduling water-cooler moments

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/05/09/why-silence-is-a-startup-killer

Northwestern's Non-Linear Approach To Innovation

True innovation isn’t a thing but the result of many things

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2015/05/07/northwesterns-non-linear-approach-to-innovation/

How To Be The Most Effective Version of Yourself

How are you investing in yourself ?

http://99u.com/workbook/41009/how-to-be-the-most-effective-version-of-yourself

Week 85 – The days are long but the decades are short

The Real Reasons Your Team Is Not Engaged

Focus on Strengths and Build Real Rapport

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2015/05/01/the-real-reasons-your-team-is-not-engaged

The days are long but the decades are short

Do not be afraid to do something reckless

http://blog.samaltman.com/the-days-are-long-but-the-decades-are-short

One Rubric Changed Box's Engineering Performance — Here's How

Don't be soft on Low Performance

http://firstround.com/review/one-rubric-changed-boxs-engineering-performance-heres-how/

7 Lessons in Storytelling, From Novelist, Screenwriter, And Filmmaker (Don't Call Him a Director) Alex Garland

Accidents Trump Decisions

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3045413/then-and-now/7-lessons-in-storytelling-from-novelist-screenwriter-and-filmmaker-dont-call-hi

What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler

In the cave that you fear to enter, lies the treasure you seek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA&feature=youtu.be

Week 84 – Stop Consuming , Start Acting

How to create a culture of execution

The team must feel safe, but deeply accountable

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/04/20/how-to-create-a-culture-of-execution/

This is How Effective CTOs Embrace Change

They are execution oriented and turn the plan into action.

http://firstround.com/review/this-is-how-effective-ctos-embrace-change/

The Art of Staying Focused in a Distracting World

Creating a sense of relaxed presence

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/06/the-art-of-paying-attention/309312/

Stop consuming, start acting

Hacks on the Internet are distracting

http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2015/04/25/stop-consuming-start-acting/

How to spark and sustain your own stroke of genius

Go forth into the unknown

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spark-sustain-your-own-stroke-genius-katya-andresen

Week 83 – Sisu: How to Develop Mental Toughness in the Face of Adversity

Three Lessons For Greatness In Mentorship

Ask and you shall receive

http://www.forbes.com/sites/donyaeger/2015/04/17/three-lessons-for-greatness-in-mentorship/

Sisu: How to Develop Mental Toughness in the Face of Adversity

Failure is an event. Not an Identity

http://jamesclear.com/sisu-mental-toughness?__s=mjn72ggya22uc7ssdr3u

How We Elevate Each Other: Viktor Frankl on the Human Spirit and Why Idealism Is the Best Realism

Choosing Optimism over Cynicism

http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/14/viktor-frankl-1972

6 Reasons You Should Never Start a Company

You could build the wrong product

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6-reasons-you-should-never-start-company-alan-al-davis

Steve Jobs Knew How to Run a Meeting: Here's How He Did it

Know when to interrupt

http://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/8-essential-lessons-from-this-meeting-led-by-a-young-steve-jobs.html

Week 82 – 5 Ways to kill your dreams

5 ways to kill your dreams

An interesting view

http://www.ted.com/talks/bel_pesce_5_ways_to_kill_your_dreams

5 Essential Leadership Lessons From A Beloved Teacher Who's Inspired Thousands

We have all had one such teacher

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2015/04/10/5-essential-leadership-lessons-from-a-beloved-teacher-whos-inspired-thousands/

The Real Secret to Productivity

Get after your will

http://99u.com/workbook/40705/the-real-secret-to-productivity

Three Essential Elements Of A Winning Mindset

3G

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucekasanoff/2015/04/07/three-essential-elements-of-a-winning-mindset

Yo ho! Yo ho! A startup life for me

Grow big or Grow Home

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/04/08/startup-life-for-me/