“Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The disparate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people”
// Richard Foster
Catalyst. Creative. Triathlete. Speaker. Cigar Aficionado. Amateur Behavioral Psychologist. Fresh Spring Roll Addict. Paraplegic at the moment.
“Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The disparate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people”
// Richard Foster
“No one is pure evil. If you wait long enough, they will show you there good side. You can’t make them do it in a hurry, but you can be patient.”
// Randy Pausch
Teacher, Author, Father, Husband
1960 – 2008
Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know that you trust them.”
//Booker T. Washington
1856-1915, Educator and Writer
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles
// Marianne Williamson, Author & Speaker
Leaders make mistakes and say, “I made a mistake,” and make up for it.
Victims make mistakes and say, “I’m sorry,” but do the same thing the next time.
Leaders say, “I’m good, but not as good as I can be, yet.”
Victims say, “I’m not as bad as a lot of other people.”
Leaders get compliments and say, “Thank you.”
Victims get compliments and make excuses or jokes.
Leaders affect others. Victims are affected by others.
Leaders would rather be admired than liked, and wind up having an abundance of both.
Victims would rather be liked than admired, and wind up having little of either.
Leaders respect other and try to learn something from them.
Victims resent others and try to find their faults.
Leaders stand for something and are willing to fight for it if necessary.
Victims stand for nothing and either fight about everything, or nothing.
There are essentially two categories of people in the world…leaders and victims.
Leaders are those whose purpose seems to be to inspire and motivate victims until they become leaders.
Victims are those whose purpose seems to be to criticize and resist leaders until they become victims.
// Ross Quinn