Carlyle writing to a young man: “Neither let mistakes and wrong directions—of which every man, in his studies and elsewhere, falls into many—discourage you. There is precious instruction to be got by finding that we are wrong. Let a man try faithfully, manfully, to be right, he will grow daily more and more right. It [...]
The present is the only time in which any duty may be done or grace received-C.S.Lewis Work hard in this moment. Pause, and receive. Pause, and give.
Joy. This is the only thing of value you can give. When you are in your most joyful state, that is your gift.
Hope is great. I want to be hopeful about my future in this life and the life after. But false hope is not great; false hope is evil. (Don’t read this post if you have blissful hope in human progress and the inexorable continuation of life). Consider these three laws of energy: 1. The Law of Conservation, [...]
Why do we allow our leaders to bumble around in their mouths with nothing to say and no style in their delivery, no zest. I began watching the Wharton Leadership Lecture about the financial crisis with former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain. He was introduced (for eight minutes!) by the most inarticulate professor of business [...]
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