Rather than blather on about why mindfulness is so important and what you can do to increase your ability to act in the moment with awareness, compassion and intelligence, I am going to send you to an article: click here to read what a search engine company teaches more and more of its employees.
Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity. – Nancy Astor We begin life as babies with no sense of separation, later we learn that there’s “me” and everyone else. If we’re lucky we feel connected to everyone else, but so often…
It is the studying that you do after your school days that really counts. Otherwise, you know only that which everyone else knows. – Henry Doherty So many people think they’re done with “school” and “learning” once their undergraduate, or even graduate, days are over. That, unfortunately, is a recipe for stagnation and regression. The…
“Only free people can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.” – Woodrow Wilson Wilson, of course, is speaking of the freedom that citizens (of a country) with liberty have. That, when encumbered by oppression and the like…
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” – William Shedd Of course we cannot spend all our time in the “harbor.” A boat is for sailing, and fulfilling the intent of the boat; it might be a fishing boat, or a container ship, or a kayak… Every boat has…
Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness. – Pat Riley If I can, allow me to add a twist to the above thought. What if the opposite of complacency was engagement, not hard work, or super-focus? Those things are important, to be sure, but what’s more important is to…
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. – Pelé Success is no accident, nor is what creates the grit and perseverance required to create success. You must fall in love with what’s required to achieve your…