Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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William Blake: A Poison Tree
A Poison Tree I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I water’d it in fears, Night & morning with my tears; And I summoned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And…
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Kyle Neath: Quality ship!
.. another misinterpretation that’s always bugged me: Ship early, ship often OR Ship quality product. Quality isn’t something to be sacrificed … Ship early, ship often, sacrificing features, never quality. – Kyle Neath
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Napoleon Hill: Being quiet
“Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.” ~ Napoleon Hill.
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Go beyond first impressions to better understand others
He was a leader who had a big swagger. He was brash, with an audacity and arrogance beyond compare. I observed him from afar and disliked him immediately. One day, he reached out to me and asked me to coach him. Although I didn’t realize it then, this was a test. Could I find…
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Alice Miller: On contempt
Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one’s own despised and unwanted feelings. –Alice Miller, psychologist and author (1923-2010)
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Confucius: Change — often!
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. —Confucius
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T.S. Eliot: Fugitivism
“In a world of fugitives, the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away.” —T.S. Eliot, poet (1888-1965).
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John E. Hines: Preaching
“Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God. ” –—John E. Hines Related articles What I’ve Learned Along the Way (challies.com) Evangelistic preaching (eardstapa.wordpress.com) Preaching Politics (bluechippastor.org) Who Are You Preaching To? (biblicalpreaching.net) Sermons On Mark 10:2-16…
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W. Somerset Maugham: Imagination
“Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. ” —W. Somerset Maugham.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Vindictiveness and logic
“Human beings lose their logic in their vindictiveness. ” —Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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John Dryden: Errors
Errors like straws upon the surface flow: / Who would search for pearls must dive below. –John Dryden, poet and dramatist (1631-1700)
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How to Respond to Negativity
Countering someone’s negativity with your positivity doesn’t work because it’sargumentative. People don’t like to be emotionally contradicted and if you try to convince them that they shouldn’t feel something, they’ll only feel it more stubbornly. And if you’re a leader trying to be positive, it comes off even worse because you’ll appear out…
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Alice Walker: No power
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. ” —Alice Walker
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Dianne Feinstein: Leadership
“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. ” –—Dianne Feinstein
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William Shakespeare: Honorable men
“For Brutus is an honourable man;So are they all, all honourable men.” —William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar“, Act 3 scene 2.
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Jamie Croft: Designer dialogue
Client: “My wife doesn’t like it”; Designer: “Well then, I don’t like your wife” – Jamie Croft
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Duke of Wellington: Bureaucracy
A wonderful message to the British Foreign Office from the Duke of Wellington in 1812. “Gentlemen, Whilst marching from Portugal to a position which commands the approach to Madrid and the French forces, my officers have been diligently complying with your requests which have been sent by His Majesty’s ship from London to Lisbon and…
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What to Do When You Have to Work with Someone You Don't Like
Jeff*, like me, is a writer, a speaker, and the head of a consulting company. As far as I can tell, he’s professional, well respected, capable, honest, and has a popular following. Someone we both know has asked us to collaborate on a project and there’s clearly a mutual benefit to our working together. It…
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Rhonda Byrne: What you attract
“Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.” —“The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne.
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Dag Hammarskjold: Easy to be nice
“It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character. ” —Dag Hammarskjold.
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Henry David Thoreau: Conformance
“As to conforming outwardly and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that.”—Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862).
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Theodore Roosevelt: Credit
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who…
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Mahatma Gandhi: Seven sins
“There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics without principle.” Mahatma Gandhi
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George Santayana: Intolerance and egoism
“Intolerance itself is a form of egoism, and to condemn egoism intolerantly is to share it.” George Santayana
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Strong language
“The strength of a language does not lie in rejecting what is foreign but in assimilating it.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832).
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Allen Klein: Laugh
I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat. ” Allen Klein
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Don't Just Buy Local, Buy Personal
A small business near me closed down. I feel terrible because it’s partly my fault. Every entrepreneur has big dreams. Many have small budgets, though, so they do the best they can. They hope for great word of mouth since they have no marketing budget. They hope quality and service will…
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Serbian proverb: Be humble, be noble
“Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.” Serbian Proverb
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Laws
“To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt. ” —Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Jean Lacordaire: Kindness
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. —Jean Lacordaire
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Richard Kriegbaum: Leadership Prayers—Identity
Identity It’s not really me, God. It’s just what I do. I lead as an expression of who I am, yet I must always be more than the leadership role I play. People may see me in terms of the visible leadership role which God has entrusted to me, but God knows who I really…
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Unknown: Doggy power
Any time you think you have power and influence, try ordering around someone else’s dog. —Unknown Related articles Doggy body language(wepets.wordpress.com) Happy Halloween from Doggies.com(doggies.com)
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John Frusciante: Balance
“For me it’s important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time. ” —John Frusciante
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Sydney Smith: Do what you can
“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can.” —Sydney Smith.
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Lucius Anneus Seneca: It takes two to quarrel
“A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. ”—Lucius Anneus Seneca.
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Norman Vincent Peale: Enthusiasm
“Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” Norman Vincent Peale
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William Shakespeare: Heavenly thoughts
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.” —William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616).
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James Bryce: Book's worth
“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ” —James Bryce
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Anton Peck: Reliable creativity
Creativity isn’t worth a thing if it isn’t served with an equal amount of reliability. —Anton Peck.
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Proverbs 35: Trust the Lord
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.” —Proverbs 35.
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Jawaharlal Nehru: Acting subconsciously
“A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.” —Jawaharlal Nehru.
