Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks Quotes

“If we want the business benefits that only authenticity can bestow, we must first become authentic individuals.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“Whatever we want from others, we must have the courage to offer first.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“maximum performance emerges from the peer pressure of a community working toward a common mission.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“personal growth, honesty, integrity, and selflessly putting people first were more important than making money.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“So much of the emptiness and ennui that we feel individually and collectively is the result of trying to substitute a transformation of condition and/or circumstance for the transformation of being that we really want.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“Trust is the most powerful tool that a leader or organization can have, and that trust is directly proportional to selflessness.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“A reputation for honesty and integrity is one of those “intangible assets” that pays off in ways we can never fully anticipate.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“a big part of your personal and organizational mission is learning how to make better decisions, it is impossible to become too addicted to your mission.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not a choice but a habit.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“The best leaders realize that the more they focus on making other people successful, the more successful they become.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity

“the more successfully we forget our selfish motivations, the more successful we become.”
― August Turak, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity