The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before. – Albert Einstein
I wonder more and more these days just how many things that we attribute to Einstein are actually his words.
Regardless, the above is wise counsel indeed.
Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship. – General Omar Bradley So many people take their cues from without. Whether it’s loved ones, friends, co-workers/bosses or popular culture, so many are (heavily) influenced by the continuous and myriad messages that permeate modern life. The cure? Learn to be…
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them. – Ernest Hemingway What I love about this quote is that his logic applies so well to finding out what you’re made of or what you can do: The best way to find out if you can is to do…
There’s good reason to fear change, at least in the context of biology. Long time ago, doing things differently would most likely get you dead. Taking a different route, hunting a new valley, etc., often meant confronting dangers that could — and would — kill you, eat you, or otherwise make you dead. We are…
Seth Godin is a huge mentor and teacher for me. I subscribe to his blog updates and have read several of his books. Lately he has been talking a lot about the importance of shipping. Shipping is actually getting things done. It’s finishing stuff and getting it out the door. Shipping is not about perfection,…
[This is a continuation of this post.] (I apologize, I wanted to make you wait a bit before giving you the “news.”) The good news is that you can manage yourself and your priorities, and more specifically, your energy. This is very good news indeed. In fact, with intention and practice (of rituals) you can…
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. – W. Somerset Maugham I said “money” in the title because I think that’s the key factor at play. One of my limiting beliefs about…