Sometimes,
it’s better to pause
and look around
then to keep moving
forward.
There are things
we can only see
when we pause
to look around.
The things we see
may help us realize
that we’re headed
in the wrong
direction.
Quotes
Willingness to Take Responsibility
“What if he doesn’t accept
my apology?” asked the CEO.
“His response
is his responsibility.
The question I’m asking
is what responsibility
are you willing to take?” I remarked.
“My responsibility?” he asked.
“Yes,
whether your apology
is accepted or not,
which is within his ability
to respond,
thus his response-ability
and his choice,
are you willing to choose apology
simply because
it is within your response-ability?” I replied.
“…
I am.” he replied.
“Why?” I probed.
“It’s funny.
I don’t know why,
but just thinking about it
makes me feel healed.” he reflected.
Goal vs Vision
Vision
is what you’re looking at
without needing
to reaching it.
Goal
is something
you reach.
You can turn your vision
into a goal,
but you can also focus
on a vision
without making it
a goal,
because focus
gives us direction
and that may be
enough.
Advice vs Validation
Sometimes
when we say
we got great advice,
what we really mean
is that our intuition
was validated
or that the advice resulted
in our feeling
accepted.
Too Fast or Too Slow
Fear
can inspire behaviors
either too fast
or too slow.
Beauty
It is easy
to judge beauty
as lacking
function.
Unaware
of how his behavior changes
when faced
with beauty.
Just because the function isn’t clear
doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter
it just means, it’s versatile
The Big Misunderstanding
The big misunderstanding
is that we’ll be happy
once we have
“it.”
Perhaps
briefly.
Then
it’ll be the same.
The challenge
is to be happy
now.
Not always.
But now.
Then pursue “it,”
simply because it’s fun
to pursue.
Appreciating best
To appreciate our best
sometimes requires us to let go
of our tendency to judge our best not by I our best
by external best.
When conversation begins
Conversation begins
When communication yielda
a result in conflict with our expectation
and we had already learnedly the choice
to appreciate the conflictas an opportunity for innovation
When I…
When I get that job,
I’ll feel happy.
When I hit $100mm ARR,
I’ll feel happy.
When I exit,
I’ll feel happy.