“When bobbing for apples, an idealist endlessly reaches for the best apple, a pessimist settles for the first one within reach, while an optimist drains the barrel, fishes out all the apples and [...]
“Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Here’s an obvious statement: there are a lot of things in our lives and careers that we have absolutely no [...]
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor Wishful thinking. Everyone criticizes it, everyone bad mouths it, and everyone does it. We want things to [...]
“Everything must be taken into account. If the fact will not fit the theory – let the theory go.” – Agatha Christie Here we are again. It’s a new year, so that must mean it’s time to make some [...]
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.” – Carl Lewis There are a lot of things that leaders are expected to do. Leaders are supposed to think strategically, create a [...]
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya Angelou Humans spend a lot of time wishing we had different lives. We [...]
“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” – Harper Lee One of the most amazing things about people is our minds. There are times when we demonstrate an incredible [...]
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung One of the conversations I’ve heard leaders having repeatedly over the years has to do [...]
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein We have a tendency as humans to want simplicity. It’s understandable. Simplicity [...]
