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“Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.” – Ann Patchett Last week in this space, the topic was vision.  Creating a clear, compelling vision [...]

“In the presence of greatness, pettiness disappears.  In the absence of a great dream, pettiness prevails.” – Peter M. Senge What do you want your organization to be?  When you ask leaders that [...]

“Imperfect action stops incessant overthinking.” – Jake Thompson It seems like an oversimplification to say that many leaders suffer from paralysis of analysis, but just because it’s simple [...]

“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you.  Know your worth even if they don’t.” – Dr. Thema Bryant It’s easy for leaders to become reactionary on a [...]

“Right is right, even if no one else does it.” – Juliette Gordon Low How do you handle difficult situations?  The topic came up in this space a couple of weeks ago, but, probably because of some [...]

“Be scared.  You can’t help that.  But don’t be afraid.” – William Faulkner It’s in our nature as humans to comfort.  We want to be comfortable at work and at home.  We want to be comfortable [...]

“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 [...]