Why Critics Are Terrified Dreamers

Embrace life’s everyday graces as sacred gifts. The dangerous thing about shiny toys and material treasures is that they become your drug of choice. They bring fleeting excitement and amazing inspiration only until they become your new normal. The positive psychologists call this ... Show More

May I humbly suggest that the enemy of greatness is unusefulness. What I mean by this is that once you find a purpose and seek more meaning from your work, you’ll naturally rise above any obstacles and defeat any difficulties because the finest part of you would take a bullet for ... Show More

This move involves a deep understanding of the truth that it’s not what you do once in a while that yields strong results—it’s what you do every day. Little acts of progress stack into monumental success, over time. So be boring. Yes, run the same rituals and focus on the same fe ... Show More

Helen Lee Bouygues, founder of the Reboot Foundation, believes that a lack of critical thinking is responsible for many business failures. She says organizational leaders often rely too heavily on expertise and then jump to conclusions. Instead, leaders should deliberately approa ... Show More

In this bonus episode, the hosts of Critics at Large dissect Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Elon Musk, asking how it reflects ideas about power, money, cults of personality—from “Batman” to “The Social Network.” The critics examine how, in recent years, the idea of the unimpe ... Show More

 Many people limit their potential to prevent criticism from others and to avoid offending those who have given up on their dream. The visionary must chase their destiny despite what their fellow neighbor thinks, says or does to discourage them.  Miguel discusses the importance o ... Show More

"The beautiful thing about setbacks is they introduce us to our strengths" - Robin Sharma 

Defy the critics. Defy the doubters. Defy the haters. 

When an organization is battered by critics, how does it usually respond? “Deny and push back, put out some sort of lame statement,” says Bob Langert, “and no progress is made at all.” But based on 25 years leading sustainability and corporate responsibility at McDonald’s, Bob pr ... Show More

In today's episode, Andy talks about how criticism paralyzes people from reaching their full potential, the importance of taking advice from the individuals who have achieved what you're trying to achieve, and how to use negative criticism to fuel yourself to a higher potential. 

Roberto Unger is an American-based thinker who is highly critical of the current ideas from left-of-centre politicians and thinkers about how to restore advanced economies to healthy growth. His devastating attack last summer on what he saw as the shortcomings of President Obama' ... Show More