“We are what we repeatedly do [period] Excellence [comma] then [comma] is not an act but a habit”

Dorothy Arnold on Why Resolutions Fail

July 16, 2022

Long ago, Aristotle observed, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After spending another January helping to pave the road to hell, I realize that my habits have again defeated my New…

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The HEAD Game: A book review by Bob Morris

April 2, 2015

The HEAD Game: High-Efficiency Analytic Decision Making and the Art of Solving Complex Problems Quickly Philip Mudd Liveright Publishing Company/A Division of W.W. Norton & Company (2015) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but…

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Performing Under Pressure: A book review by Bob Morris

February 26, 2015

Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most Hendrie Weisinger and J.P. Pawliw-Fry Crown Business (2015) Howe and why pressure can be “the enemy of success: It undermines performance and helps us fail” Hendrie Weisinger…

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Caroline Arnold on “Why Resolutions Fail”

January 30, 2015

Long ago, Aristotle observed, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” After spending another January helping to pave the road to hell, I realize that my habits have again defeated my New…

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Small Move, Big Change: A book review by Bob Morris

January 27, 2015

Small Move, Big Change: Using Microresolutions to Transform Your Life Permanently Caroline L. Arnold Penguin Books (2014) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle I selected the observation by Aristotle to…

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