There is a group of people that I refer to as the Smartest People in the Room. These people aren’t necessarily smarter than anyone else (whatever smarter actually means, and contrary to what the label implies). They are simply people with a high degree of brilliance....

Ever since you’ve been a child, you have been awarded prizes. The prizes may not have been tangible prizes — they may have come in the form of love, or recognition, or applause, or something else. Prizes aren’t only the presence of something positive; they can also be...

Predictably, you will get better and better at projecting the polished image of perfection that you feel comfortable with. People will see you, and, in your presence, feel intimidated (you like that a little, right?). They will look to you and despair, thinking...