December 2009
9 posts
Are you a boss, a leader or a builder?
Extract from Umair Haque and others:
The boss drives group members; the leader coaches them. The Builder learns from them.
The boss depends upon authority; the leader on good will. The Builder depends on good.
The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The Builder is inspired — by changing the world.
The boss says “I”; the leader says “we”. The Builder says...
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it....”
– more alive, more awake… -> Howard Thurman (via @vasta and @ryancoleman) (via igniter)
Do It Yourself
You want to know why you deserve this series of financial woes.
Why do you see each thing as a punishment? Perhaps, on the contrary, it became time for you to receive much more than ever before from Above. Only that, in order to receive such good, you must first become small.
Like the olive, you must first come down from your tree and be crushed to bring out your oil. Like the seed, you must...
Stop Working and Have Fun
You don’t have to retire early to stop working. You just need to take the “work” out of work. Make work fun by doing these two things:
Find people you enjoy working with. Of course you don’t always choose who you work with; but when you do, choose projects that allow you to work with people you trust, respect, and enjoy spending time with.
Find problems you enjoy solving....
Anthem by Leonard Cohen. (1992)
Ring the bells that still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything,
That’s how the light gets in.
Strong Inside
The ego is not a source of strength. It is weakness in disguise.
Inside there is invincible strength. Remove the cloud of the mind’s ego, and the inner power will shine through.
Source: From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman.