The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. – Henry Stimson Who do you wish you could trust? Trust them. Go ahead, it will be okay. * * * But, “What if they abuse that trust!?” you object? Create a life impervious to the actions of others – a life free of attachments,…
I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties. – J.C. Penney To the extent that you reject, or separate yourself from, your challenges you will fail to experience real growth….
You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn’t correct. We all start with all there is, it’s how we use it that makes things possible. – Henry Ford I love the reminder this quote offers. In considering this idea, remember that energy – which is what everything is – cannot be created or destroyed,…
The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things. – G. K. Chesterton * * * It wasn’t until I got to college that I really began to wake up to the idea that I didn’t know things. * * * As I progressed through college I – luckily – learned that…
Practice is the best of all instructors. – Publius Syrus In fact, it is really the only true instructor in that you only actually learn something when you actually do* the thing. * * * * And the more you do it, the deeper the learning.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. – Peter F. Drucker This is the essence of leadership, and success in any endeavor. When a thing is compromised at the outset, it can never be as good as it could have been – and those associated don’t have as great an opportunity to grow…
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. – Elbert Hubbard This sentiment really captures who doesn’t get coaching – both literally and figuratively. People who don’t get coaching, figuratively, wonder what the fuss is about. “Coaching? I don’t play a sport, why would I need a coach?…