“No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson, (May 25, 1803 — April 27, 1882), American essayist, lecturer, and poet. When you’re building a team, whether it’s in real estate, music, or sports, the players can’t be great at the same things. It seems obvious, but [...]
“The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted.” - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, (July 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799), German scientist, satirist. As you pursue goals in your life, you need to be capable of measuring your progress. By hitting reasonable, achievable milestones, you ensure that your time is well-spent. Feedback in the form of an [...]
“The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest.” - Bob Hawke, (b. December 9, 1929), Australian politician. We have a tendency to respond the fastest to those things which make the most noise. That which is urgent almost always can distract us from what is important. We’re often fooled into believing they are [...]
“The future is always beginning now” - Mark Strand, (April 11, 1934 – November 29, 2014), American poet Uncertainty isn’t just a fact of life, it is proof of life. Everything alive changes… sometimes slowly, sometimes suddenly. There are changes we feel in real-time and those we only observe in contrast, as when an old photograph [...]
Three simple techniques I use to make sure I’m always planting seeds for the future.
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” -Laozi, Philosopher and poet of ancient China. Have you ever been to the airport when you didn’t have a flight to catch? I’m not talking about dropping off a friend or picking up a relative. I mean visiting the airport when you [...]
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” - James Baldwin, (August [...]
“Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” - Mark Twain, (November 30, 1835 — April 21, 1910), American author. Quote from “The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson and the Comedy of the Extraordinary Twins” Just as you only have one chance to make a first impression, [...]
“Truth is rarely writ in ink; it lives in nature.” - Martin H. Fischer, (November 10, 1879 – January 19, 1962), German-born American physician and author Clients can be a bit of a puzzle. To best serve them, you need to understand their needs and desires, but often there’s a real disconnect between what they say [...]
“While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many.” - Lady Bird Johnson, (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the US as the wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson Our world isn’t likely [...]
