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Every day we must sweep…

“Training is like sweeping the floor. Just because we’ve done it once, doesn’t mean the floor is clean forever. Every day the dust comes back. Every day we must sweep.” ~Daniele Bolelli

“All models are wrong…some are useful.”

Early in my leadership career, I developed a pattern of finding and pointing out many of the things that were wrong with the processes in my organizations. With time and experience, I learned that I was likely not being as helpful as I was trying to be. Processes are and will always be imperfect. Certainly...

The question is not “Why do I ignore red flags?”…

but, “Why am I attracted to red flags?”

“The costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.” ~James Clear

There is always a cost. “The costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.” ~James Clear

Never negotiate with yourself…

“… humans are experts in wishful thinking and obscuring the truth.” “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” “The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves.” “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens...

Concept: Hold both

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing… there is a field. I’ll meet you there. ~Rumi We often define other people by their worst moments. However, turn that perspective inward… would you want to be defined by your worst moments? Recognise that life can be complicated. People are complex. You are allowed to dislike some...

If what you seek is truth…

“To negate the ego you must adopt a kind of humility toward knowledge.” ~Robert Greene “…knowledge is constantly progressing. The greatest theories of the timeare eventually disproven or altered at some future point.” ~Michael Faraday Given the choice between being right or effective… choose effective.

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