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“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” – Winston Churchill It’s been the trendy thing for some years now for leaders to talk about “buy in” [...]

“Be willing to be uncomfortable.  Be comfortable being uncomfortable.  It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.” – Peter McWilliams I recently finished reading (for the [...]

“To change who you are, change who you think you are.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie We talk about change here a lot, and we’ve talked about belief before, but I think it’s so important that it’s [...]

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” – Flannery O’Connor I recently conducted a workshop for a group of business people whose industry is in the midst of very [...]

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Not too long ago I was visiting with a manufacturer who was talking about the way they provide [...]

“If you surround yourself with the smartest people you can find, people will think you’re a lot smarter than you are.  Only insecure people think this works the other way.” – Noah Callahan-Bever [...]

“Be yourself – not your idea of what you think somebody else’s idea of yourself should be.” – Henry David Thoreau I like that quote.  I wish I had a way of measuring how much time we spend in our [...]

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” – Ellen Glasgow During 2014 we’ve spent a lot of time working with people around the idea of growth.  After several years without much [...]

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu A recent Mindshop survey asked business leaders around the world to [...]