The way we see things is the source of the way we think or the way we act
The term paradigm shift was introduced by Thomas Kuhn in his highly influential landmark book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn shows how almost every significant breakthrough in the fiel...
The more closely our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws, the more accurate and functional they will be
The inside-out approach says that private victories precede public victories, that making and keeping promises to ourselves precedes making and keeping promises to others. It says it is futile to put...
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.
The Character Ethic taught that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles int...
Suddenly I saw things differently, and because I saw differently, I thought differently, I felt differently, I behaved differently.
Succeed at home first. Seek and merit divine help. Never compromise with honesty. Remember the people involved. Hear both sides before judging. Obtain counsel of others. Defend those who are absent. B...
Sincere apologies make deposits; repeated apologies interpreted as insincere make withdrawals. And the quality of the relationship reflects it.
My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?
Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Leadership is communicating people’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves. Is that not also the essence of good teaching?
It is the habit that enables people to stay fit for today’s world in four critical areas—physical, social-emotional, mental, and spiritual. You will recognize those four areas as rooted in the four ba...
In the words of William George Jordan, Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil—the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant...
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. HENRY DAVID THOREAU
How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
Animals do not possess this ability. We call it self-awareness or the ability to think about your very thought process.
You must be open and influenceable; then ironically, you will also discover an increase in your own power to influence
Leadership is communicating others’ worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.
Captain then called to the signalman, Signal that ship: We are on a collision course, advise you change