“Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not the problem.” – Stephen Covey It’s easy, especially in chaotic times like ours, to have a sour attitude about [...]
“I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I’m about to get.” – Bo Diddley Over the past 12 months we’ve been very rudely reminded that there are a lot of things in the world that [...]
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” – Bill Vaughan Much to the relief of a lot of people, 2020 is gone. However, [...]
“Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.” – Martha Grimes Sometimes life is complicated, and sometimes we make it more complicated than it needs to be. We’ve all been [...]
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your [...]
“I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in life. Most of them never happened.” – Mark Twain A few weeks ago in this space (here, actually) we talked about the idea of resilience. In our [...]
“Commit to taking total responsibility for everything that happens to you. This one change in thinking has the power to launch you to the world-class level faster than any other single idea.” – [...]
“If you can stand in space for just a little while, a new door will open, or you’ll be able to see in the dark after a while. You’ll adjust.” – Jane Campion If you’re currently leading an [...]
“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.” – Sydney Smith [...]
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle I don’t think I’ve ever been in a meeting where I heard somebody say, “You know, what I’d really [...]
