A powerful way to think about perseverance
I love this quotation. It’s powerful in its simplicity while offering an indisputable reason for you to keep trying … NOT to keep thinking you can’t do it after a few failures. What more can I say? Repeat this to yourself every time you stumble and your spirits and determination…
Hesitating? You could be toast.
I think we’ve heard this in much simpler terms … something like “he who hesitates is lost” or words to that effect. I prefer this more elegant phrasing which dramatizes both the elation and exhaustion that arrives just as we’re nearing the finish line. We’re tired of the race ……
Are the naysayers slowing you down?
What do you think this means? I suppose it could mean several things, but for me, it's clear: Don't let the critics get you down. There will be naysayers at every step of your journey ... people who think you've taken the wrong turn ... made the wrong decision ...…
Working on your own progress … or eyeballin’ what others are doing?
Like many of us, I'll bet you're making this comparison all too often. Looking across the aisle ... across the room ... at someone sitting in a coffee shop ... and thinking ... “I wish I ....” Don't give it another thought. Why focus on how they're doing? Focus on…
Do You Expect Growth To Be Comfortable?
Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is the current chair, president, and CEO of IBM. After more than 30 years with the company, she became the first woman to head the company in January 2012. In today's quote, she hit on a powerful but elusive concept … maybe not quite that accelerated growth…