This week’s external resource is another TED talk (what can I say, they’re brilliant!?), this time from Simon Sinek.
In this video he exhorts leaders – and really all of us – to come-from why in terms of leadership, or sales, or living your life, or…
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Love is always bestowed as a gift — freely, willingly, and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved, we love to love. – Dr. Leo Buscaglia Just a gentle reminder of what we can’t remember enough.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius Arguing is generally a waste of time (but only 99% of the time) (better to have an actual conversation, where real listening takes place and ideas get exchanged and considered). There’s no point in debating what it is to be…
One key to living well is to understand the distinctions of life. Distinctions are often small shifts in perception that yield great differences in outcome. Think of them like forks in the road, the further you go down one path, the greater difference. * * * In any given moment there may not seem to a…
As Christians, and others, celebrate today, I humbly suggest that we ponder the meaning of “Christmas,” and what it has become in the United States and what we want it to be going forward. That aside, here are some words to ponder: “I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a…
“I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success, but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.” – Madeleine Albright I believe it was Einstein who said: there are two ways to live, as if everything is a miracle and as if…
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I’m doing. – Phil Jackson You can always win once: be engaged and present with what you’re doing and you’ve won the first victory. To win again, at the end, is nice, but wholly unnecessary….