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You Don’t Get Paid for the Hour; You Get Paid for the Value You Bring to the Hour
William Shakespeare wrote that nothing is “good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” What we see in our mind’s eye is what we get. We are the master or the slave of our thoughts. We can choose to live … Continue reading
Posted in Tools
Tagged Attitude, Choice, Jim Rohn, Perceptions, Thinking, Value, William Shakespeare
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On Being in the Right Place
A friend recently shared a story by Steven K. Scott which reminds great leaders of the great value of culture in organizations and its impact on people. A father said to his daughter: You graduated with honors, here is a … Continue reading
Posted in Servant Leadership
Tagged Culture, John Maxwell, Possibility, Serve, Steven K. Scott, Value
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The Magic of Belief
The life of Thomas Alva Edison has many great learnings for great leaders. There is a little known story, however, of the impact that his Mother had on his life and the great lesson it holds for great leaders. One … Continue reading
Posted in Mosaic
Tagged Allegory, Possibility, Potential, Stephen Covey, Thomas Edison, Value, Worth
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A New View of Hope
So often we hear people say the words: “I hope that I….” To those words is an immediate response from great leaders: “Hope is not a plan.” These words beg a call for action – to move from simply wishing … Continue reading
Posted in Imagination
Tagged Achievement, Action, Alexandra Trenfor, Dream, Hope, Rumi, Stephen Covey, Value, Worth
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It’s All Interrelated
In a recent Reflections from Holstee blog post, It’s All Related, Dave Radparvar reminds great leaders of life’s “inescapable network of mutuality” through the powerful words of Martin Luther King, Jr. “In a real sense all life is interrelated. All persons are caught in an inescapable network … Continue reading
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Tagged David Radparvar, Dream, Greatness, Interdependence, Joy, Kindness, Martin Luther King Jr., Network, Strength, Value
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Did You Earn Your Dollar?
A dear friend recently shared a story with me about what his father taught him about life and hard work. His father lived until the age of 97 – a beautiful life filled with family, happiness and hard work. He … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplishment, Achievement, Albert Einstein, Allegory, Earn, John Ruskin, Reflection, Reward, Value, Work
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The Gifts of a “Big Picture” Mindset
Michel de Montaigne wrote: “The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet live very little.” Great leaders live every moment of their life. … Continue reading
Posted in Perspective
Tagged Alvin Toffler, Experience, John Maxwell, Michel de Montaigne, Mindset, Perspective, Value
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We Are That Profound Secret and Mystery to Each Other
In his novel, The Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens writes: “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Charles Dickens, Emotional Intelligence, Gift, Potential, Rumi, Sydney Carton, Value
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