Sometimes MBAs Miss The Point
If you got a few minutes, this is an interesting (if perhaps nostalgic) take on how things can change (and not necessarily for the better).
Click here to hear Derek’s story about how he misses the Mob.
If you got a few minutes, this is an interesting (if perhaps nostalgic) take on how things can change (and not necessarily for the better).
Click here to hear Derek’s story about how he misses the Mob.
“Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.” – Earl Nightingale I written about this before and it’s no less true now. Despite my sometimes best-efforts to deny this truth, I know we are all connected. What we create is simultaneously completely our own and…
Is desire some thing beyond our control, or even influence? Something that arises from the ether of its own accord shrouded in mystery? It’s fair to say that we understand the need to create plans to make our desires real – that we need to be intentional and deliberate in order to make what we want…
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. – Confucius People confuse glory, and success, with never failing. Quite the contrary. Success, and glory, consists of getting back up each time you get knocked down. Of learning from non-desired outcomes and beginning again, with wisdom and humility….
Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice. – George Jackson There’s a difference between preparation and stalling. There’s a difference between waiting-for-the-right-moment and procrastination. Knowing the difference makes all the difference.
Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success. – Vince Lombardi What strikes me about this term: “way of life” is…
“Begin – to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.” – Marcus Aurelius As we wrap up this week of “labor” related quotes, let us pause to ponder the importance of starting. So often I learn new things, or new ways of doing things, only by starting…