True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’ – Oprah Winfrey
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness. – Robert Muller
When you realize you (can) grow from everything, you know the truth of Winfrey’s words.
When you realize that holding on to anger only poisons you, you know the truth of Muller’s words.
Had to include this one: A definition of a leader… Leaders lead. Is that too simple? Writers write. If you want to be a writer, write. And be sure to have people read what you write. And leaders? Leaders lead. If you want to be a leader, go lead. From one of my mentors: Seth Godin.
It does not matter how slowly you go up, so long as you don’t stop – Confucius Just. Keep. Moving. No matter how scary or daunting or uncertain, just keep moving. (Of course, I don’t mean move just to be in motion, but in general, keep moving.)
. . . is to get really, really, really good at answering the question: what’s the best thing I can do now? When you develop greater awareness to ask the question more often, and especially at key moments, you will make better decisions. And when you commit to learning and growing you ask that question…
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King * * * “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi * * * “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr…
Between a recent meeting I had with a wise and generous colleague and a Robin Sharma video I just re-watched, I was inspired to create a four-part list of key things we need to identify, understand and integrate into our lives. Please take some time to read, and think, about these four things as they…
Inertia is the reason I can say the following with absolute certainty about your immediate future: the most reliable predictor of what you will be doing five minutes from now is what you are doing now. – Marshall Goldsmith Inertia can either work for you, or against you. Because of this you must choose your actions, and…