“I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
Augusten Burroughs ― Author
Read Story“I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
Augusten Burroughs ― Author
This is from one of my favorite books, ‘Magical Thinking’. I tend to focus a lot on mistakes I’ve made and can be very self-critical. I like this quote because it reminds me that while...
“Treat every employee like a volunteer.”
Father
This quote is a spin on the golden rule. Ultimately, jobs and roles are transient and this quote is a reminder that people have the choice to leave at any time. I believe that if...
“You’re unique, just like everyone else.”
Margaret Mead (1901-1978) ― Cultural anthropologist/author
This aphorism is not only funny, but good to remember that we all overvalue our talents. Stay humble, and remember that if you’re the smartest guy in the room, you’re in the wrong room.
“Set your house in order before you criticize the world.”
Jordan Peterson ― Clinical psychologist
This helps us remember that there are plenty of things that we can be working on in our own lives. It may seem noble to go out and proclaim what is wrong and unjust in...
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
Epictetus (50-135 AD) ― Greek philosopher
Listen 80% of the time and talk 20% of the time. This works in business and in real life. Ask questions and listen to the answer.
“Listening to others, especially those with whom we disagree, test our own ideas and beliefs. It forces us to recognize, with humility, that we don’t have a monopoly on the truth.”
Janet Yellen ― United States Secretary of the Treasury, Former Chair of the US Federal Reserve
This quote taught me to seek out alternative opinions to my own. By listening to how other people think through issues I have been able to obtain a broader perspective.
“After the game has finished, the king and pawn go into the same box.”
Italian Proverb
This quote has helped shape my view of success. Money is not the meaning of life, nor its central purpose.
“Don’t be afraid to ask why.”
Self-realization
Don’t be a sheep just blindly following the herd, make sure you’re staying engaged and asking questions along the way.
“When you speak you repeat what you already know, if you listen you might learn something new.”
Unknown
The point of this is talk less and listen more. This phrase reminds me to stop and take a moment, to take in the countering point of view and understand what that reasoning is.
“By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.”
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) ― Writer/Lecturer
There are better ways than to fight. A drop of honey can catch more flies than a gallon of gall.