Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour. – Thomas Jefferson
Anything that takes too long to convey will be experienced as an ordeal.
That which is delivered with relevance, wit and dispatch will be valued – and remembered.
Be brief.
Be complete.
Be useful.
It’s possible to do all three.
Just don’t take too much of anyone’s time, it’ll be a waste for everyone.
Laws control the lesser man . . . . Right conduct controls the greater one. – Mark Twain Someone with a strong character needs no external guide or precepts to determine behavior. Where do you look for guidance? Do you consult “laws” to see what’s acceptable? Or do you consult your ethics to see what’s…
Each one has to find his peace from within. And for peace to be real it must be unaffected by outside circumstances. – Mahatma Gandhi This reminds me of something I heard in the past: real peace-of-mind is being unaffected by both the bad and good opinion of others. So, cultivate and nurture a peace that…
With all the talk lately of win-at-all-costs and a general despair about the lack of character in sport, I am pleased to offer you an antidote. More importantly, I want to ask you what you would do in this situation? Please click here and watch this video. If I am honest I might have run…
Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved. – Marcus Antonius The quote requires a careful reading. You must be willing to consider that there are things that you think about that cause you anger and grief and things…
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. – Oscar Wilde Sometimes people don’t do something (for someone) because it’s hard, or they don’t know how it will be received, or . . . . The problem is that we only grow and benefit from the things we actually do. When…
We’re all familiar with this question, but the way we all process it is: What do you want to do when you grow up? I’m interested in who you want to be when you grow up, and now is as good as time as any to start being what you’ve always wanted to be. This notion is…