Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.

No man is lonely while eating spaghetti. It requires so
much attention.

No man is lonely while eating spaghetti. It requires so
much attention.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the
pain of regret or disappointment.

We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the
pain of regret or disappointment.

In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. read more

In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged -- or sometimes forced -- to confront the very natural fear of being wrong. I was constantly pushed to find out what I really thought and then to speak up. Over time, I came to see that waiting to discover which way the wind was blowing is an excellent way to learn how to be a follower.

The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power
of simplicity. We have a tendency it read more

The trouble with so many of us is that we underestimate the power
of simplicity. We have a tendency it seems to over complicate our lives
and forget what's important and what's not. We tend to mistake movement
for achievement. We tend to focus on activities instead of results. And as
the pace of life continues to race along in the outside world, we forget
that we have the power to control our lives regardless of what's going on
outside.

Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.

Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical
misrepresentation.

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical
misrepresentation.

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining read more

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining why we don't have what we want, we can start to pursue other ways to get it.