Reflections on Life and Leadership
Let’s start with an object lesson. Hold an object in your hand—like a pencil, book, or napkin—extend your arm full-length, and drop the object on the floor. It’s a very visceral experience. Now metaphorically place in your hand something that you’re frustrated about but don’t have any control over, or something you’re needlessly upset about. …
Let’s start with an object lesson. Hold an object in your hand—like a pencil, book, or napkin—extend your arm full-length, and drop the object on the floor. It’s a very visceral experience. Now metaphorically place in your hand something that you’re frustrated about but don’t have any control over, or something you’re needlessly upset about. …
Sometimes, I trip over inconsequential issues. I obsess about issues that won’t matter six months from now, or even six hours from now. When this happens, I need to take a “chill-pill” and drop it. Figuratively or literally, carry some “chill pills” with you. Figuratively, when you need to settle down, just imagine putting a …
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less. – General Shinseki On August 5, 1949, 15 young smokejumpers parachuted into a gulch along the Missouri River in Montana to fight a wildfire. Unexpected high winds caused the fire to suddenly expand, cutting off the men’s route and forcing them back uphill. …
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