“Give a person a fish, and you feed them for a day. Teach a person how to fish, and you feed them for a lifetime.”

One of the questions I keep asking is, what skills do we need to survive or thrive in our new world?

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’ve got a brand new version of my Leadership Books list. My previous list just did not do justice to the space. I think this list now gives everybody a better chance at finding the gems, learning some of the best insights, and turning insight into action.

“A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.” — Michael Porter

Strategy guides your tactics. One of the most effective tools I’ve used for designing a strategy is a Strategy Diamond, which outlines the five key components of your strategy: arenas, vehicles, differentiation, staging, and economic value.

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” — John Keats

When people ask me what Sources of Insight is all about, I tell them, it’s about helping people “stand on the shoulders of giants.”

Today is a great day for thanks.

If you can’t think of anything to be thankful for, then be thankful that you are not a turkey. Today is a great day, not to be a turkey.

As a friend of mine told me, you have to “catch” happiness — that’s why it’s the “pursuit.” Whether you’re pursuing happiness or wanting to lead a better life, things go wrong along the way. But it’s not what happens to you, it’s how you respond. And how you respond depends on how you look at your life.

“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” — James Dean

I was trying to find ways to improve finding information on my blog. I realized that lots of people love lists, and, I have a lot of lists, but finding my lists was too much work so I tried to simplify it.

“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.” — John Mason

In a world that’s over-crowded and over-flowing with competition, what makes some brands stand out? I’ve been trying to answer that question, and then I came across The Trouble with Brands, an article by John Gerzema and Ed Lebar.

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson

This is a story of a person, who started a new chapter in their life. They decided to follow their dream and write their story forward.

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” — Ken Blanchard

Have you ever had a hard time trying to convince somebody of something?

“Chance favors the prepared mind.” — Louis Pasteur

HBR (Harvard Business Review) is one of my favorite sources of insight. HBR basically helps you learn how leaders are shaping the practice of business, while drawing from stories, case studies, authors, and research.

“A healthy mind has an easy breath.” — Author Unknown

We do it everyday so you think we’d be good at it. No, there are actually better ways to breathe, than how we breathe by default.

“The secret of confidence is focusing on what you can control, not on what you can’t.” – Mira Kirshenbaum

“Success is a journey, not a destination.” — Ben Sweetland

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by John Hanson on Success 2.0 in the new workplace. John is passionate about developing people and helping them succeed.