Accept progress in others even if its baby steps, but don’t always expect it because their priorities are their own. Accept progress in others even if its baby steps, but don’t always expect it because their priorities are their own. Read More »
Be in charge of you, and fewer people will feel the need to be. Be in charge of you, and fewer people will feel the need to be. Read More »
If authority came from capacity and expertise, then leadership would vary based on the situation, but it would always the best that it could be. If authority came from capacity and expertise, then leadership would vary based on the situation, but it would always the best that it could be. Read More »
Don’t confuse information for understanding. Don’t confuse information for understanding. Read More »
Sometimes getting close to a goal is still failing, sometimes it is a victory. Sometimes getting close to a goal is still failing, sometimes it is a victory. Read More »
Judge what people create, not the person creating it. Judge what people create, not the person creating it. Read More »
What people do changes the world; why people do it changes the people in it. What people do changes the world; why people do it changes the people in it. Read More »
Accept that you will make mistakes, and so will others. Allow them to, and you as well. Accept that you will make mistakes, and so will others. Allow them to, and you as well. Read More »
Don’t expect people to take your word for it; prove it. Don’t expect people to take your word for it; prove it. Read More »
How a team performs is more important than how its members perform. How a team performs is more important than how its members perform. Read More »
Sometimes saying sorry is just to let people know you care about their feelings even though you stand by what was said or done. Sometimes saying sorry is just to let people know you care about their feelings even though you stand by what was said or done. Read More »
Find what inspires you. Nurture it, cherish it and sip from it as often as possible. Find what inspires you. Nurture it, cherish it and sip from it as often as possible. Read More »
People respond less to what you did and more to what they expected from you. So, what will you teach them to expect? People respond less to what you did and more to what they expected from you. So, what will you teach them to expect? Read More »
Our egos defend themselves, not necessarily us. Our egos defend themselves, not necessarily us. Read More »
By keeping our voices to ourselves we put a valuable little slice of the world’s humanity out of reach and out of sight. By keeping our voices to ourselves we put a valuable little slice of the world’s humanity out of reach and out of sight. Read More »
There is art in all things done with excellence. There is art in all things done with excellence. Read More »
All tools can be harmful. Learn how habits work against you and learn how to undo and create them. All tools can be harmful. Learn how habits work against you and learn how to undo and create them. Read More »
Fear tells you to be careful when you go, not to stop going. Fear tells you to be careful when you go, not to stop going. Read More »
What deserves to be heard is your voice, because no one else has one like it. Find it, and then find a way to share it. What deserves to be heard is your voice, because no one else has one like it. Find it, and then find a way to share it. Read More »
Teach yourself not to feel good in the moments that make your world worse; petty revenge, overindulgence, etc. Teach yourself not to feel good in the moments that make your world worse; petty revenge, overindulgence, etc. Read More »
History has proven that we seldom have the final answers, only the best solution based on the imperfect information we have at the moment. History has proven that we seldom have the final answers, only the best solution based on the imperfect information we have at the moment. Read More »
Don’t hold others to a higher standard than you hold yourself. Don’t hold others to a higher standard than you hold yourself. Read More »
Don’t give up on the people around you and the people you care about. Don’t give up on the people around you and the people you care about. Read More »
Help people get the things they want for themselves, not the things you want for them. Help people get the things they want for themselves, not the things you want for them. Read More »
Find a way to live and work in the wonderful world of who you are. Find a way to live and work in the wonderful world of who you are. Read More »
Spend more time with who you are than with what want to be. Spend more time with who you are than with what want to be. Read More »
Be patient, some of us take longer to get where you are. But we’re all moving forward in our own way. Be patient, some of us take longer to get where you are. But we’re all moving forward in our own way. Read More »
We relentlessly judge one another and ourselves, accept it and take ownership of it. We relentlessly judge one another and ourselves, accept it and take ownership of it. Read More »
A bad day makes the world seem like a bad place; don’t fall for it. A bad day makes the world seem like a bad place; don’t fall for it. Read More »
Feel sorry for miserable people, but don’t join them. Feel sorry for miserable people, but don’t join them. Read More »
Patience is a skill much like playing an instrument; with practice your patience can bring beauty into this world. Patience is a skill much like playing an instrument; with practice your patience can bring beauty into this world. Read More »
Sympathy isn’t the same as respect, love or admiration, work towards earning those instead. Sympathy isn’t the same as respect, love or admiration, work towards earning those instead. Read More »
Believe that the more time you spend talking, the fewer opportunities there are for you to learn. Believe that the more time you spend talking, the fewer opportunities there are for you to learn. Read More »
We get stronger while we rest, but only when we’ve been working hard. We get stronger while we rest, but only when we’ve been working hard. Read More »
Share your dreams with others, and then get to work making them real. Share your dreams with others, and then get to work making them real. Read More »
People need to learn their own takeaways from circumstances, not what we expect them to learn. People need to learn their own takeaways from circumstances, not what we expect them to learn. Read More »
Most of the time you’re smarter than you give yourself credit for, but sometimes you’re not as clever as you think. Most of the time you’re smarter than you give yourself credit for, but sometimes you’re not as clever as you think. Read More »
If we keep letting our egos get in the way, we will forever remain a shadow that pales in comparison to the truth of what we really are. If we keep letting our egos get in the way, we will forever remain a shadow that pales in comparison to the truth of what we really are. Read More »
None of us is quite how we perceive ourselves to be; we’re all much, much more; so try to discover as much of you as you can. None of us is quite how we perceive ourselves to be; we’re all much, much more; so try to discover as much of you as you can. Read More »
Fight for your share of the pie, but don’t take more than what you can eat. Fight for your share of the pie, but don’t take more than what you can eat. Read More »
Fight, take, create and defend what you need, and what is needed by the people around you. Fight, take, create and defend what you need, and what is needed by the people around you. Read More »
Defend the less fortunate, even from yourself. Defend the less fortunate, even from yourself. Read More »
Practice being decisive, without being foolish. Practice being decisive, without being foolish. Read More »
Let your actions be considered and deliberate. Let your actions be considered and deliberate. Read More »
Even your habits should be conscious creations. Even your habits should be conscious creations. Read More »
Allow others their moment to shine, or better yet, help them get there. Allow others their moment to shine, or better yet, help them get there. Read More »
If you lose, try to lose better than the other person wins. If you lose, try to lose better than the other person wins. Read More »
Congratulate the winner, both publicly and sincerely. Congratulate the winner, both publicly and sincerely. Read More »
Master your emotions but don’t think that you can control them. Master your emotions but don’t think that you can control them. Read More »
The better person isn’t always the best one. The better person isn’t always the best one. Read More »
If it won’t matter a year from now, and you won’t remember it ten years from now, consider letting it go today. If it won’t matter a year from now, and you won’t remember it ten years from now, consider letting it go today. Read More »
Don’t limit yourself to the choices people give you. Don’t limit yourself to the choices people give you. Read More »
You can always take better care of yourself, and you’re worth the time and effort. You can always take better care of yourself, and you’re worth the time and effort. Read More »
Whatever that thing is that you know you should be doing, do it — better yet, do it today. Whatever that thing is that you know you should be doing, do it — better yet, do it today. Read More »
Choose to believe that you deserve to get only what you have earned. Choose to believe that you deserve to get only what you have earned. Read More »
You probably deserve to keep only what you take care of. You probably deserve to keep only what you take care of. Read More »
The high road is often the harder road, so if you find yourself on the easy path then it’s probably clear which road you’ve chosen. The high road is often the harder road, so if you find yourself on the easy path then it’s probably clear which road you’ve chosen. Read More »
Don’t point fingers unless you’re pointing them at you. Don’t point fingers unless you’re pointing them at you. Read More »
It’s not a game if you’re the only one enjoying it. It’s not a game if you’re the only one enjoying it. Read More »
If it isn’t getting done by others, do it yourself. If it isn’t getting done by others, do it yourself. Read More »
If you can’t function on your own, then you can’t contribute meaningfully to a team. If you can’t function on your own, then you can’t contribute meaningfully to a team. Read More »
You can’t contribute meaningfully to a team, if you only act independently within one. You can’t contribute meaningfully to a team, if you only act independently within one. Read More »
Practice being calm and clear when others cannot be. Practice being calm and clear when others cannot be. Read More »
Learn to recognize when others manipulate you and when you manipulate others. Learn to recognize when others manipulate you and when you manipulate others. Read More »
People will push you to oversimplify things. If you choose to do so in your language, don’t also do so in your thinking. People will push you to oversimplify things. If you choose to do so in your language, don’t also do so in your thinking. Read More »
Learn to recognize early the feeling that something isn’t quite right. Learn to recognize early the feeling that something isn’t quite right. Read More »
Be honest with yourself. Especially when you find it hard to be honest with others. Be honest with yourself. Especially when you find it hard to be honest with others. Read More »
Always sleep on a big decision, even if you already know your answer. Always sleep on a big decision, even if you already know your answer. Read More »
Making fun of what makes people different encourages the people around you to be afraid of anything new, and that can keep them and you from being what makes us unique. Making fun of what makes people different encourages the people around you to be afraid of anything new, and that can keep them and you from being what makes us unique. Read More »
Just because you don’t like someone, doesn’t mean you don’t love them. We all have our moments. Just because you don’t like someone, doesn’t mean you don’t love them. We all have our moments. Read More »
Deal with things now when it costs less to do so. Deal with things now when it costs less to do so. Read More »
It’s easier to see faults in others, but you can only ever fix your own, so spend more time asking for feedback and less time offering it unprompted. It’s easier to see faults in others, but you can only ever fix your own, so spend more time asking for feedback and less time offering it unprompted. Read More »
Be mindful of people’s feelings, but don’t take responsibility for them. Be mindful of people’s feelings, but don’t take responsibility for them. Read More »
You won’t always do the right thing, even when you know what the right thing to do is — and you’re not the only one. You won’t always do the right thing, even when you know what the right thing to do is — and you’re not the only one. Read More »
People can’t always articulate what they want. Don’t expect them to. People can’t always articulate what they want. Don’t expect them to. Read More »
Spend more time building the world that you want and not just the life you want to live. Spend more time building the world that you want and not just the life you want to live. Read More »
Don’t rely on hope, rely on working to increase your chances. Don’t rely on hope, rely on working to increase your chances. Read More »
Ideas can be great, but they have no value without execution. Ideas can be great, but they have no value without execution. Read More »
Follow authority by choice and authority will not be able use you. Follow authority by choice and authority will not be able use you. Read More »
Being on time isn’t just an expression of personal power, its also an expression of your respect for the time of others. Being on time isn’t just an expression of personal power, its also an expression of your respect for the time of others. Read More »
Sometimes its ok to be wrong even when you’re right; because sometimes the cost of being right is just too high. Sometimes its ok to be wrong even when you’re right; because sometimes the cost of being right is just too high. Read More »
