What Courage Really Is

Leadership is inspiring others to be more and do more through your character and message. *  *  * Thus, we are all leaders. Leadership is not reserved for heads of organizations or government, it’s something we all must cultivate and practice. Managers are leaders. Individual Contributors are leaders. Co-Workers are leaders to each other. Parents…

“My belief is that personal freedom cannot grow beyond personal responsibility. The more people that learn to be fully accountable for their lives, the more freedom each of us can enjoy and the more fulfilling all of our lives will be.” – Ross Parmenter Put another way, we are limited in our ability to create…

When you make a mistake, the first time, and it costs you (and it will cost you something), learn from it and call it (the cost) tuition. If you make the same mistake, and it costs you (and it always does, in some way), it’s a tax (and the mistake (i.e. lesson) will keep showing…

There’s a difference between cognitive knowledge (facts, ideas, etc., in your brain) and physical knowledge (being able to perform certain actions to achieve a result). And both are important. To know something cognitively is to study it in-depth: to read books from experts, consult with people who have experience and understand the component parts of…

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. – Buddha I have recently begun to think a…

Most people do what they’re told. In rare cases, people go beyond what they’re told to do. Even more rare is someone who figures out what would be more valuable than just a bit more than they’re told. But there’s even more one can do . . . : I’ll let someone whom I respect…