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Life’s Toughest Lessons Are Surprisingly Simple
Life's toughest, most difficult lessons are actually quite simple! What's more, although some of these life lessons can be extremely painful, long, and taxing, they also turn out to be extremely rewarding and even life-changing!
The first life lesson is that your life is your own, and you should never feel pressured to have someone else live their life vicariously through you.
The second life lesson is that you can change your life by changing your attitude and perspective
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 15


Book Review: Community of Leaders by Vince Molinaro
Vince Molinaro's Community of Leaders (2024a) book is a follow-up to his previous book, Accountable Leaders (2020). In the last chapter...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 1, 2025


Burnout Is Not What Most People Think
I see many people on social media posting about burnout & how to manage burnout — BUT almost always only as an individual way to...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Nov 23, 2024


You Will Because You Can
This story is about a former classmate and the life-changing gift and words of encouragement she shared with me that forever changed my...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jul 1, 2024


Being Negative and Complaining
"Two men look out the same prison bars: One sees mud and the other stars." -Frederick Langbridge It's very easy and so tempting to be...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jun 2, 2024


Book Review - Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
RIGHT KIND OF WRONG - PART ONE In Part One of her book (Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well), Dr. Edmondson introduces a...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 16, 2023


Lack of Composure
Many years ago I had a chance to meet and interact with a middle manager who, while appearing on the outside to be very self-assured, was...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 7, 2023


What it Means for a Leader to Take on "Extreme Ownership"
Photo: Jocko Willink (left) and Leif Babin (right) I've written before about "extreme ownership" and how passing the buck (i.e., blaming...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jun 4, 2023


Book Review: The Leadership Challenge, 7th Edition
In this book review of The Leadership Challenge (7th ed.) by James (Jim) Kouzes and Barry Posner, I'll compare the 7th edition (2023) to...
Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 9, 2023
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