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Tag Archives: Courage
On the Joy of Always Going Beyond
Neale Donald Walsch writes: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” The lives of great leaders are filled with the continuing excitement of newness: seeing the world, ideas and people through different eyes, challenging the ‘as is’ in … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged Boundary, Ceaselessness, Challenge, Commitment, Courage, Lao Tzu, Neale Donbald Walsch, Possibility, Thomas Jefferson
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On the Value and Joy of Challenge
Mark Twain tells great leaders: “The ability to find solutions to life’s challenges is what makes us grow as a person.” Leaders emerge from and grow from challenges. Greater strength and determination are the natural outcomes of these challenges/trials. Challenges … Continue reading
Posted in Beyond
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Challenge, Change, Courage, Growth, Jerry Buccino, Mark Twain, Resilience, Risk
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On the Power of Self-Knowledge
Self-knowledge is the magnificent cornerstone of leadership. Alfred Lord Tennyson writes: “Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead to sovereign power.” Self-knowledge is the primal source that shapes the great leaders’ lives. It gives them access to their confidence, perspectives … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Challenge, Choice, Confidence, Control, Courage, George Sand, Judgment, Perspective, Reflection, Socrates
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Malcolm Gladwell’s Top 10 Rules for Business and Success – Preparing the Future You
“Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push – in just the right place – it can be tipped” writes Malcolm Gladwell. It is about a disruptive … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Courage, Evan Carmichael, Exploration, Learning, Malcolm Gladwell, Patience, Practice, Responsibility, T.S. Eliot
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On the Gift and Joy of Vulnerability
In her book, Daring Greatly, Brené Brown speaks of the power of vulnerability and the courage required to achieve it. She writes: “Nothing requires more courage than vulnerability. Leaders are afraid of revealing what we all know: We are so … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged Beauty, Brené Brown, Capacity, Courage, Joy, Resilience, Vulnerability
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Character … The Heart of Extraordinary Leadership
John Wooden, renowned UCLA basketball coach, said: “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” It is character that makes great … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Anne Frank, Character, Charles Spurgeon, Courage, Experience, Honesty, John Wooden, Reputation
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The Joys of Optimism
One of the magnificent choices great leaders have in life is choosing to live as optimists or pessimists – to see the world in its infinite possibilities, or view only its scarcity and short-comings. Winston Churchill, English statesman, told us: … Continue reading
Posted in Perspective
Tagged Allegory, Belief, Courage, Helen Keller, Inspiration, Optimism, Possibility, Robert Brault, Robert Heinlein, Robert Schuller, Winston Churchill
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The Depth of Caring
A friend recently shared a YouTube video, Leaders Care. It’s message is simple and powerful – caring conquers fear. Caring can change the world. The following are the words from the video. One evening my wife and I were reading … Continue reading
Posted in Servant Leadership
Tagged Allegory, Care, Confidence, Courage, Leo Buscaglia, Margaret Mead, Servant Leadership
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