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November 25 - December 2, 2021
“Effective leaders don’t have to be passionate. They don’t have to be charming. They don’t have to be brilliant. They don’t have to possess the common touch. They don’t have to be great speakers. What they must be is clear.” — Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
“Life favors the specific ask and punishes the vague wish.” — Tim Ferriss
I share this piece with students every semester. You are getting it tuition-free. Read the full piece at: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/127310496506/the-day-you-became-a-better-writer-2nd-look
“Just because you’re trash doesn’t mean you can’t do great things. It is called garbage can, not garbage cannot.” — Oscar the Grouch
“The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.” — Marie Kondo
“Think beyond your lifetime if you want to accomplish something truly worthwhile.” — Walt Disney
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a ride!” — Hunter S. Thompson
Today, the world needs you and your dream. What will your legacy be? How will you be remembered? What kind of dent might your dream possibly make? You won’t know, and neither will we, unless you get started. Now. Yes, you might die a little along the way. But please, don’t leave this world without at least trying. Memento Mori—your clock is ticking.
Walt Disney believed in the beauty and natural wonders of the world. But he felt that as we passed through that we should try to add a little wonder and beauty to it. Maybe you’ll understand that Walt’s dream was just a beginning. The dream doesn’t stop here. This is the start of it….
“Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.” — Walt Disney
