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“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde Leaders are asked to do a lot of things.  Some of those things are tactical, some are more strategic, some are [...]

“Learning is not attained by chance.  It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams The post in this space from a couple of weeks ago (check it out here) [...]

“Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all.  Laugh, rest, slow down.” – Anne Lamott In our part of the world, we have a holiday weekend coming up.  [...]

“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” – Brian Herbert The term “lifelong learner” gets used a lot, and it’s meant as a positive [...]

“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt Last week in this space I encouraged people to try & avoid groundhog years.  Get out and do [...]

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt Some of you may [...]

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.  Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard [...]

“Don’t expect your boss, co-workers and customers (clients) to make you happy – realize that happiness is an inside job.  Our happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do [...]

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” – Moliere I’ve written in this space many times before (here, most recently) about accountability.  It’s a [...]

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it.  I have never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles [...]