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“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain There are any number of traits that people ascribe to great leaders, but one that I’ve been thinking about a [...]

“If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.” – Jules Renard I was recently having a conversation with someone who’s been in a leadership role for a number of years.  At one point [...]

“A mind is like a parachute.  It doesn’t work if it’s not open.” – Frank Zappa It goes without saying that the world we’re currently living in does not resemble anything most of us have seen [...]

“Failure is the tuition you pay for success.” – Walter Brunell Sometimes, as leaders, we get frustrated with outcomes.  We usually have pretty lofty goals, and when we don’t meet them it’s [...]

“If you are tuned out of your own emotions, you will be poor at reading them in other people.” – Daniel Goleman One of the more popular topics in leadership today is emotional intelligence, or [...]

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” – Fred DeVito I’ve found myself thinking about ancient history lately.  In particular, I’ve been thinking about my ancestors living in [...]

“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 [...]

“Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all.  Laugh, rest, slow down.” – Anne Lamott In our part of the world, we have a holiday weekend coming up.  [...]

“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 [...]