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“Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.” – Dr. Thema Bryant I had a conversation with a leader recently that seemed very normal.  We were [...]

“Have patience.  All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saadi We would all love it if the world went exactly the way we want.  We make a plan, and everything falls into place.  We [...]

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato Fear is a real thing.  At some point, everyone deals with it.  We [...]

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world:  those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth Part of [...]

“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali I heard someone say recently that one of the things she was most proud of in [...]

“The responsibility of each generation is not to please our predecessors – it’s to improve conditions for our successors.” – Adam Grant A few weeks ago, I was working with a leader who faced a [...]

“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 [...]

“God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it in the nest.” – Swedish proverb Patience is a complicated virtue.  The dictionary says that patience is “the capacity to accept or tolerate [...]

“One should pay attention to even the smallest crawling creature, for these too may have a valuable lesson to teach us.” – Black Elk Last week in this space the idea was that leaders need to make [...]

“The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.” – Armistead Maupin Last week in the is space, the conversation was about letting go of [...]