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“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” – Samuel Johnson It’s part of human nature that we tend to not want to make mistakes.  We’re taught from an [...]

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden Understatement of 2022:  Sometimes our world is pretty complicated.  It can feel like every decision or every action [...]

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on.  But that’s not what it means at all.  It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas.” – Steve Jobs Early in my [...]

“It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture.  It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” – Seneca Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, and with those shapes [...]

“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” – Frank A. Clark Last week in this space the topic was self-sabotage.  I could probably write something about that topic [...]

“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 [...]

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.  Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi Last week in this space, the topic was change-related (no surprise).  The idea [...]

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Over the past few months, I’ve heard a lot of people start sentences with the words “I wish…”.  [...]

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure.  It is:  Try to please everybody.” – Herbert Bayard Swope One of the challenges that all leaders face is [...]

“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African proverb When I was growing up, I remember cringing whenever I heard some adult (usually one of my parents) refer to something as “a learning [...]