… the best leaders and the best organizations have strong opinions that are weakly held. Strong opinions reflect and instill confidence, and also provide clear guidance about the direction that people should try to go right now. But, since those opinions are weakly held, they don’t stand as barriers to change when better information comes along.
Archives for July 2010
Inspiration
…when you are inspired, your work can be inspirational to others.
~ Ken Robinson ‘The Element’
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
~ John Quincy Adams
Drive and passion
The distinction between drive and passion is crucial… Passion pulls you toward something you cannot resist. Drive pushes you toward something you feel compelled or obligated to do. If you know nothing about yourself, you can’t tell the difference. Once you gain a modicum of self knowledge, you can express your passion. But it isn’t just the desire to achieve some goal or payoff, and it’s not about quotas or bonuses or cashing out. It’s not about jumping through someone else’s hoops. That’s drive.
Randy Komisar – The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life while Making a Living
Treat your mind as a private garden
Living the focused life is not about trying to feel happy all the time…rather, it’s about treating your mind as you would a private garden and being as careful as possible about what you introduce and allow to grow there.
(via The 99 Percent)