Thus, the question for astronauts was not How skilled a pilot are you, but Can you keep an even strain? Can you fight the urge to panic and instead focus only on what you can change? On the task at...

Welcome to the source of most of our problems down here on Earth. Everything is planned down to the letter, then something goes wrong and the first thing we do is trade in our plan for a good ol'...

If your nerve holds, then nothing really did "happen"-our perception made sure it was nothing of consequence.

Shaking off the bad stuff as it happens and soldiering on-staring straight ahead as though nothing has happened.

There is always a countermove, always an escape or a way through, so there is no reason to get worked up. No one said it would be easy and, of course, the stakes are high, but the path is there for...

To one person a situation may be negative. To another, that same situation may be positive. "Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," as Shakespeare put it.

Humans are still primed to detect threats and dangers that no longer exist-think of the cold sweat when you're stressed about money, or the fight-or-flight response that kicks in when your boss yells...

To perceive what others see as negative, as something to be approached rationally, clearly, and, most important, as an opportunity-not as something to fear or bemoan.

Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life

What do these figures have that we lack? What are we missing? It's simple: a method and a framework for understanding, appreciating, and acting upon the obstacles life throws at us.

don't spend your time {the most valuable and least renewable of all your resources} on the things that don't matter.

the attention you give to any action should be in due proportion to its worth, for then you won't tire and give up

the powers of perception, action, and the will. With this triad, they: First, see clearly. Next, act correctly. Finally, endure and accept the world as it is.

Living clearly and presently takes courage. Don't live in the haze of the abstract, live with the tangible and real, even if-especially if-it's uncomfortable. Be part of what's going on around you....

We tend to think that ego equals confidence, which is what we need to be in charge. In fact, it can have the opposite effect.

It's not about kissing ass. It's not about making someone look good. It's about providing the support so that others can be good. The better wording for the advice is this: Find canvases for other...

We must understand that we are a small part of an interconnected universe. On top of all this, we have to build an organization and a system around what we do-one that is about the work and not about...

It doesn't make you a bad person to want to be remembered. To want to make it to the top. To provide for yourself and your family. After all, that's all part of the allure. There is a balance. Soccer...