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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To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. – David Viscott No commentary from me here. Just offering you this thought.
In the spirit of a koan, I offer the following: We seem to be in mode where we (think we) need more than ourselves to be somebody. Is this true? Is this true for you? If it’s true, is it accurate? Is it helpful? Is it constructive? Is it… ? You. Are. Enough. (More than, actually……
Don’t do what you sincerely don’t want to do. – Ernest Hemingway The trick to saying “No.” when you should and “Yes.” when you should is clarity. Clarity about who and what you are (and that you do not derive your worth from the opinions of others). Clarity about your values (and that focusing on…
Trust is not static. It’s either growing or dying. It’s true for our relationship with our Self or others. I had a realization (it’s what prompted this post… ) that it’s not enough to be kind to those we know and “neutral” to others. Because rationing our kindness – even if its not conscious – creates doubt…
By thought, the thing you want is brought to you. By action, you receive it. – Wallace Wattles I would tweak Wattles’ language to the following: By thought, the thing you want is brought close to you. By acting you bring it into your life. Maybe that’s what Wattles meant, and we’re (or just me…