“Opportunity is sometimes hard to recognize if you’re only looking for a lucky break.” – Monta Crane Last week in this space the topic was patience. More specifically, the idea that a lot of [...]
“Let me not be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.” – Rabindranath Tagore Last week’s blog post struck a nerve. Apparently, there are a lot of leaders out there struggling [...]
“If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” – Cavett Robert Being a leader is difficult. You get bombarded with questions and requests and complaints. You’re asked to [...]
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” – Henry Ford I’ve never met a leader, good or bad, who believed that everything about their business was [...]
“It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.” – Claude Bernard Most of the successful leaders I know pride themselves on being lifelong learners. They like to talk about how [...]
“Once we choose hope, anything is possible.” – Christopher Reeve I try not to write blog posts about the same topic over and over, but as I write this today I’m still thinking about last week’s [...]
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” – Alan Alda I’ve been reminded a number of times over the past several weeks [...]
“I am in competition with no one. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone. I am simply trying to be better than the person I was yesterday.” – Unknown I’ve had several [...]
“Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.” – J.K. Rowling I can’t remember the last time I was in a meeting or having a conversation with leaders and [...]
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller In our current world, it seems like most people’s default setting is “angry”. [...]