“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw One of the highlights of my career is the opportunity I have to be part of a group of leaders that gets together … Read more
“Don’t expect your boss, co-workers and customers (clients) to make you happy – realize that happiness is an inside job. Our happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do with what’s inside of us. The way we think about work, feel about work, and approach our work influences our … Read more
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” – Moliere I’ve written in this space many times before (here, most recently) about accountability. It’s a favorite word of leaders, writers, speakers, politicians, you name it. Everybody likes to talk about how they’re in favor … Read more
“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles F. Kettering The last couple of posts in this space (here and here) were about getting unstuck. The idea was about … Read more
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis Last week in this space I made the point that as human beings we have a tendency to get stuck in the past. We can learn from our past mistakes, which is great, … Read more
“In times of turbulence, the greatest danger isn’t the turbulence – it’s to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker One of the things that’s great about humans is that we can learn from our past mistakes. One of the things that’s not great about humans is that we can become mesmerized by our past … Read more
“No matter what you have done in your life, the world is changing, and you must change too. You must have the humility to accept that it doesn’t matter how successful you are, you must continue learning and growing.” – Guilherme Loureiro I hear a lot of leaders who are my age and older complain … Read more
…and with it comes an opportunity for some family time. We’ll be doing that for the next few weeks, and in the meantime things will be quiet in this space. Whether it’s summer where you are or not, take time with the people who matter most to you. Nobody ever lays on their deathbed and … Read more
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain We’ve spent some time in the past talking about purpose, and even more than that, being purposeful (here, here, here and a bunch of other places). It seems like a very … Read more
It’s a holiday today in my part of the world. We tend to use holidays as an opportunity to remember how fortunate we are and how grateful we ought to be. That’s great – let’s resolve to spend the next year remembering our good fortune and gratitude on a daily basis. See you next week.
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