Accepting the conundrum that arrogance is weakness and humility is strength builds foundations for rich leadership. (Dan Rockwell, leadership writer) A conundrum is a puzzle, an unusual idea. Rockwell explains this one a bit: “Arrogance creates emptiness. Humility...
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. (C. S. Lewis, 19th century British academic and Christian apologist) We are born we all kinds of desires, and most of them...
A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing. (Martin Luther, 15th-16th century German Reformation leader) People turn to religion for a variety of reasons. For some it’s to fill a sense of emptiness. Others are looking for help,...
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 18th & 19th century German statesman and writer) Similarly, Marcus Aurelius, 2nd century Roman emperor had said, “Dream big dreams; only big dreams have the power...
The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams. (Eleanor Roosevelt, former US First Lady and political activist) Two lessons can be seen in Roosevelt’s quote. 1) To have an impact on the future, you must be a dreamer—someone who has a vision for what can be...
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it! (Zig Ziglar, late motivational speaker and writer) We often have very little control over what happens to us. We didn’t choose our birthplace, our parents, or our nationality, but those are factors that we...
Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life. (John Wooden, renowned basketball coach) Many of the athletes that John Wooden coached were perennial champions in their sport. Some of them went on to play professional sports, earning fame and fortune....
The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. (Henry David Thoreau, 19th century American writer, philosopher, and naturalist) The basis for friendship today is often merely mutual appreciation for similar things—sports teams, political parties, common...
Failures are only temporary tests to prepare us for permanent triumphs. (Charles Swindoll, author and minister) No one likes to fail, and some people never seem to recover from a failure, no matter how minor. But, as Swindoll suggests, most failures are not permanent,...
God Himself doesn’t propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you? (Nubiagroup.blogspot). Two important lessons spring from this quote. First, we should be very careful about judging others. After all, we rarely know all the circumstances that surround...
A real friend is not someone you feel free to be serious with as much as someone you feel free to be silly with. (Sidney J. Harris, 20th century American journalist) In times of difficulty and stress, we most often seek out friends who will take us seriously and...
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge. (Simon Sinek, inspirational author) We often think of a leader as a strong, almost overpowering, figure who is clearly in charge of what’s going on. But some people with...