Miyamoto Musashi won countless fights against feared opponents, even multiple opponents, in which he was swordless. In The Book of Five Rings, he notes the difference between observing and perceiving....
Man is pushed by drives, but he is pulled by values — Viktor Frankl
If you can’t swallow your pride, you can’t lead. He
If an emotion can’t change the condition or the situation you’re dealing with, it is likely an unhelpful emotion. Or, quite possibly, a destructive one.
Give yourself clarity, not sympathy.
Every obstacle is unique to each of us. But the responses they elicit are the same: Fear. Frustration. Confusion. Helplessness. Depression. Anger.
Epictetus says we must discover the missing art of assent and pay special attention to the sphere of our impulses—that they are subject to reservation, to the common good, and that they are in proport...
Doing great work is a struggle. It's draining, it's demoralizing, it's frightening - not always, but it can feel that way when we're deep in the middle of it.
As you become successful in your own field, your responsibilities may begin to change. Days become less and less about doing and more and more about making decisions. Such is the nature of leadership.
Appearances are deceiving. *Having* authority is not the same as *being* an authority. *Having* the right and *being* the right are not the same either. Being promoted doesn't necessarily mean you're...
Public relations and marketing are something companies do to move product. It is not meaningful. It is not cool. Yet because it is cheap, easy, and lucrative to cover, blogs want to convince you that...
To separate reliable signals from deceptive ones, to filter out prejudice, expectation, and fear.
How do you get, maintain, and multiply attention in a scalable and efficient way?
You will come across obstacles in life—fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again,
You can only see this if you want to see it.
You become the sum of your actions, and as you do, what flows from that—your impulses—reflect the actions you’ve taken. Choose wisely.
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better. —WENDELL PHILLIPS
We can see disaster rationally. Or rather, like Rockefeller, we can see opportunity in every disaster,
Twitter isn’t designed to help you get in and get out with the best information as quickly as possible—it’s supposed to suck you into either a contentious world of argument and debate or an echo chamb...
To revert to the present moment To focus on what can be controlled