Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Preston Ni for Psychology Today magazine. He notes that at least 90% of peak performers possess high emotional intelligence (EQ or EI). To read the complete article, check out other…
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The Better Mousetrap: Brand Invention in a Media Democracy Simon Pont Kogan Page (2012) “Reality is a collective hunch.” Lily Tomlin When I noted the subtitle of Simon Pont’s book, “Brand Invention in a Media of Democracy,” I immediately –…
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“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” Robert Jordan “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with…
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“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan “The one…
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Street Smart Disciplines of Successful People: 7 Indispensable Disciplines for Breakout Business Success John A. Kuhn and Mark K. Mullins CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2012) “Make everything as simple as possible but no simpler.” Albert Einstein Einstein’s admonition stresses the…
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Here is a brief excerpt from the feature article in The American Scholar written by Jane Warwick Yoder and Edwin M. Yoder Jr. They discuss “a friendship between two couples that yields insights into a presidency and a marriage.” The American Scholar is…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Paula Marantz Cohen and featured by The American Scholar magazine. As you probably know already, The American Scholar is the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs, literature, science, history,…
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50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey Publishing (2003) A brilliant introduction to the “literature of possibility” Note: This is one of five volumes in the 5o Classics series, each available in a…
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William Deresiewicz on “Solitude and Leadership”
Here is an excerpt from a lecture delivered by William Deresiewicz to the plebe class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in October 2009. I came upon it in The American Scholar magazine, the venerable but lively…
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