'Leadership' Category
Keep. On. Moving.
“Me and running don’t always see eye to eye. Some days it hurts more than others. But it doesn’t mean I don’t do it. I deal with it and I keep running because not everything that is good for you always feels good for you.”
- Lance Armstrong.
Existential Strength
“The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.”
- Napoleon HillThe Lion and the Fox
One of my mother’s dinnerside stories:
Once there was a poor villager, and he could find no work in his village and he was growing increasingly desperate. Day after day, he could happen upon nothing to do that would earn him any decent income. Eventually, he decided to go off to the city, sure that he [...]Unwavering Trust
Imagine a kid, a young boy.
Standing there with his father behind his back, he feels safe and secure; he has his father’s arms at his neck and shoulders. They’re watching something … anything … it could be watching the sunset, watching the effects of a rainstorm, watching a car accident, watching some construction crew working [...]My. Massive. Supersoaker.
“The reward of every deed is known, except for the
reward of patience, which will be like heavy rain.“
- Sulayman ibn QasimIf people only knew the reward of patience upon anger…
If people only knew the reward of patience upon calamity…
If people only knew the reward of patience upon sadness…
If people only [...]Perseverance.
“It is essential for people to trust … even through long periods when dreams may appear to have been deferred, delayed, and overshadowed … that there comes a time when an unwavering will, a strong belief, and an endless prayers bring great visions to realization.“
- Atallah Shabazz, daughter of el-Hajj [...]Idea vs. Execution
Cut out all the fat, all the blubber.
Get rid of all that jazz.
Strip it down to the core.
What’s more important? The Idea? or the Execution?
Some would say its the Idea. The concept, or the thought, or the notion … the supposition, the plan, … its the essential spark, innit? Without that spark, there’s no life, [...]10 Things Authentic Leaders Do
By: Robin Sharma, Chief Visionary Officer, Sharma Leadership International
What would your life look like if you had absolutely no fear? What kinds of things would you do if you lived from a frame of reference that your thoughts literally could form your world? How brightly would your light shine if you stepped out of the [...]