“choosing curiosity (wondering what might happen next) over worry (hoping that a certain specific thing will happen next, and fearing it might not) whenever you can.”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
“When you focus on solving problems or on making a difference, passion may follow, because you’re actually involved in the work you’re doing instead of just dreaming that you might be passionate about something.”
― Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
― Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
“Instead of imagining “if only this changed, I could thrive,” they have a down-to-earth view that most of what happens in our lives is not entirely within our control and the best we can do is to steer the boat a little as we float down the river of life.”
― Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
― Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
“Oprah Winfrey, an undeniably successful guide to millions, once explained the three things every human being wants most are to be seen, heard, and understood. This is the essence of empathy.”
― Summary of Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller
― Summary of Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller
“Every business, theoretically is a lifestyle business, in that each represents your choice of how you want to live. If you want to work in the fast-paced corporate world, you have to accept that your life will have little room for something else. If you choose the growth-focused venture capital world, you have to accept being beholden to two groups of people: investors and customers (and what each wants could be vastly different). And if you work in a company where enough profit is acceptable, then your lifestyle can be optimized for more than just growing profit.”
― Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
― Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
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