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The Joy and Beauty of Each Day
John O’Donohue wrote: “Each day is the field of brightness where the invitation to life unfolds… written into its mystery are the happenings sent to awaken and challenge us.” O’Donohue’s words give great leaders pause to think about this daily … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic
Tagged Each New Day, Intentionality, Invitation, John O'Donohue, Opportunities, Optimism, Passion
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Lessons from an Exam… the Black Dot
A dear friend recently shared an inspirational video, Exam Lesson, with me suggesting that it may be very worthwhile sharing it with our Three Minute Leadership family given the world in which we are living. Yet something was telling me … Continue reading
Posted in Perspective
Tagged Allegory, Anais Nin, Focus, Henry David Thoreau, Nikos Kazantzakis, Optimism, Perception, Reality, Reflection
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The Black Dot
Nikos Kazantzakis wrote: “Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.” How great leaders see their world creates their realities. The story of the “Black Dot” captures this simple truth. “A young professor held up a piece of … Continue reading
Posted in Perspective
Tagged Allegory, Anais Nin, Focus, Henry David Thoreau, Nikos Kazantzakis, Optimism, Perception, Reality, Reflection
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Optimism’s Magic
“An optimist is someone who goes after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with him,” wrote Zig Ziglar. It is that magical power gives great leaders eyes to light the darkness, an expectation of positive outcome, a focus on seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Perspective
Tagged Oprah Winfrey, Optimism, Passion, Possibility, Steve Jobs, Zig Ziglar
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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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Three Minute Leadership: Roads Less-Traveled
In Umesh Ramakrishnan’s book, There’s No Elevator to the Top, he speaks to leaders about taking less-traveled roads to enhance the richness and success of their professional career journey. He cites the story of John Kealey, of iDirect, about taking … Continue reading
Posted in Fulfillment
Tagged Achievement, Albert Schweitzer, Allegory, Boundary, Development, Direction, Growth, Happiness, John Kealey, Optimism, Possibility, Umesh Ramakrishnan
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Three Minute Leadership: the Greatest of Changes
Leonard Tolstoy wrote: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” This is not an optimistic view of the human kind, and certainly not the view for those whose journey it is to explore the … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic
Tagged Change, Leonard Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, Optimism, POEM, Robert Fulghum
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