Sunday, November 18, 2012

Leadership has nothing to do with title or rank. As soon as people volunteer to follow you, you are a leader.

-- Simon Sinek
Beyond the design, the simplicity and the innovation, most of all he inspired us. We will miss you Steve. You left a dent in the universe.

-- Simon Sinek
We must be clear about where we're going if we want anyone to help us get there

-- Simon Sinek
To lead means you take accountability for those who choose to follow

-- Simon Sinek
People don't live together simply to be together, we live together to look after eachother.

-- Simon Sinek
Don't give to get, give to inspire others to give.

-- Simon Sinek
Trust is not born out of what you do well, trust is born out of what you believe.

-- Simon Sinek
He reminded us that the ones who see things differently are the ones who change the world.

-- Simon Sinek
If people like what you do it's because you're good at what you do. If they love what you do it's because you know why you do it.

-- Simon Sinek
Tactics are the things you do. Strategy are the things you do together. One strategy always trumps lots of tactics.

-- Simon Sinek
Don't ignore the young. They may not have your experience, but you don't have their ideas. Imagine what you could do if you worked together

-- Simon Sinek
Progress happens when the experienced work to guide the idealists forward.

-- Simon Sinek
Experience often slows decision making. Blind idealism speeds it up. It is the partnership of idealist & veteran that make the most progress

-- Simon Sinek
Confidence is the strength to admit you don't like something in the company of those who know a lot more about it than you.

-- Simon Sinek
Confidence is like the foundation of a house. It takes time to build, it's best when hidden & it gives remarkable strength to any structure

-- Simon Sinek
"Find a job" and you'll get paid. "Find a job you love" and you'll be happy.

-- Simon Sinek
Life is not a competition, it's a game. It's not about winning or losing, it's about all the fun you can have before it ends

-- Simon Sinek
Work hard to seem infallible & others will work to find your flaws. Admit your shortcomings & others will work to help you be infallible

-- Simon Sinek
Treat your employees like family and they will treat your customers like guests.

-- Simon Sinek
We all know something but no one knows everything. That's why collaboration is so important.

-- Simon Sinek
What does it mean to run a successful co? What if the nmbrs are good but employees hate coming to work. Is that something to be proud of?

-- Simon Sinek
Trust is a feeling, not a checklist. It is born out of a common set of values & beliefs not from a resume or a list of accomplishments

-- Simon Sinek
It doesn't matter if the path you start down and the path you end on are the same as long as you start down a path.

-- Simon Sinek
Problems only exist for those who don't look for solutions.

-- Simon Sinek
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." -Cesar Cruz (the same should be true of innovation)

-- Simon Sinek
They performed some of their number 1 hits. We took pics and signed autographs. I believe we raised 2.6MM RMB for underprivileged youth here in China! That is the MOST important number of the night. Sprite, one of my sponsors, hosted the game. They carry a great message of self-expression: Don't be afraid to be who you are -- by doing, so that you will find your own path and your own greatness as you define it.

-- Kobe Bryant
I was part of a panel today that included Coach K and Sergey Bubka, who still holds the outdoor/indoor world records in pole vaulting. We sat on a stage and fielded questions from Olympic coaches who wanted to learn more about maximizing an athlete’s potential. I learned quite a bit from the answers of the panel members. Sergey in particular talked about never being satisfied. How every day is a new day. This is a man who broke his own record 35 times!!! He talked about his hunger to want to do more; to learn more and to be more. Very inspirational.

-- Kobe Bryant
There are two kinds of happiness - the temporary pleasure derived primarily from material comfort alone and another more enduring comfort that results from the thorough transformation and development of the mind. We can see in our own lives that the latter form of happiness is superior because when our mental state is calm and happy, we can easily put up with minor pains and physical discomforts. On the other hand, when our mind is restless and upset, the most comfortable physical facilities do not make us happy.

-- DL
We respect what #stevejobs built. We love what he stood for.

-- Simon Sinek

Sunday, October 14, 2012

John Crawford Folio – The Naked Truth

http://www.dphoto.co.nz/articles/john-crawford-folio-the-naked-truth/

-- D-Photo

I was drawn to this article because of the following snippet:

In the end, though, for John the photographs are for one person only: himself.
“Basically, you’re taking photographs for yourself, and if other people like them, that’s a bonus,” he says.

In other words, it is only a bonus if other people like your work.  You do your work so that you can like it.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Saw this quote today, perfect for here: Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.-Bernard Baruch

--Lia M. Keith

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

sir kenneth robinson - organic

Energy is a clue to developing our human resources. Human life, like all life, is simply energy. Some activities give you energy and some take energy away. If you’re doing something you love, you’re spiritually uplifted. And if you’re doing something you don’t care for, you can be physically exhausted and depressed. There’s such a difference in the energy of people who are only enduring – getting on with what they’ve wandered into – and people who really love what they do and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. People who are doing what they love to do uplift us by their own luminescence. They carry a certain energy. They’re in their element. They’re authentic. What they do isn’t just what they do; it defines them. It’s who they are.

Our lives are not linear. They’re organic. You can’t plan the life you have, but if you invest in your own talents and passions, your life changes around you. It  reconfigures. It grows into something different, something more like you.

-- Sir Ken Robinson, "organic | lifebyme"

kimberly brooks - left turns

I don’t come from a place of judging whether or not other people’s lives are meaningful, but what I’ve observed is that the biggest obstacle often holding people back is a lack of confidence and courage. People who believe in themselves and are brave move forward. People who follow through and realize their dreams, as I’ve been fortunate to do, seem to experience many deeply meaningful moments in their lives.

I’ve been developing a meme called The Left Turn Theory. Whenever I feel totally comfortable in a situation and can see the road stretching before me, sometimes endlessly, I make an unexpected left turn and the world becomes exciting, strange, and new again. For example, I never expected to live in Los Angeles. Now, every time I see a palm tree, I’m slightly shocked and surprised and it makes me smile.

Every day, I care less about what other people think and I become more and more daring. In a few months, I might just do something I never imagined I’d do, something I can’t even guess about now. I might even do it naked. Can’t wait.

-- Kimberly Brooks, "left turns | lifebyme"

sara wiseman - soul growth

More than anything else, what I’ve learned is that our time here on Earth is finite. We’ve each got a particular canvas to paint on, and whether our canvas is big, small, or medium, it’s the only one we’ve got.

-- Sara Wiseman, "soul growth | lifebyme"

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Vision is a destination- a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route- an adaptable path to get us where we want to go

-- Simon Sinek

Bolt, Phelps share mountaintop

http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8264471/2012-olympics-usain-bolt-michael-phelps-share-olympic-mountaintop

-- ESPN

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

If you can't solve a problem, it's because you are playing by the rules.

-- Paul Arden

Saturday, August 4, 2012

If you're going to do something, make it matter.

-- Hewlett-Packard

Friday, August 3, 2012

There is more opportunity in leaving people wanting more than giving them so much they wish they had less.

-- Simon Sinek
No one cares about what we do until we give them a compelling reason to care. This is what it means to start with Why.

-- Simon Sinek
When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.

-- Simon Sinek

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

C’est dans la lutte contre les pensées, et là seulement, que réside la possibilité d’une véritable libération.

-- Arnaud Desjardins

Monday, July 2, 2012

Janet Evans misses 400 free cut

http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/swimming/story/_/id/8098878/janet-evans-fails-reach-400-freestyle-final-us-olympic-swimming-trials

-- ESPN

Janet Evans ends comeback

http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/swimming/story/_/id/8116175/janet-evans-40-misses-800-qualifying-ending-comeback

-- ESPN

Janet Evans misses 400 free cut

http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/swimming/story/_/id/8116175/janet-evans-40-misses-800-qualifying-ending-comeback

-- ESPN

9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People

http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/9-beliefs-of-remarkably-successful-people.html

-- Inc.

Boris Becker, de mejor tenista del mundo a empresario millonario

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2012/06/120627_boris_becker_tenis_empresario_lp.shtml

-- BBC Mundo

Así es un orgasmo falso y otras lecciones de "Cuando Harry conoció a Sally"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2012/07/120628_cuando_harry_conocio_sally_lp.shtml

-- BBC Mundo

9 Keys to Business & Career Success

http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/9-beliefs-of-remarkably-successful-people.html

-- Inc.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

"Je l'affirme ici : il n'y a pas de fatalité dès lors qu'une volonté commune nous anime, qu'une direction claire est fixée, et que nous mobilisons pleinement les forces et les atouts de la France", a ajouté le socialiste. "Ils sont considérables : la productivité de nos travailleurs, l'excellence de nos chercheurs, le dynamisme de nos entrepreneurs, le travail de nos agriculteurs, la qualité de nos services publics, le rayonnement de notre culture et notre langue, sans oublier la vitalité de notre démographie et l'impatience de notre jeunesse", a énuméré le nouveau chef de l'Etat qui doit rencontrer la chancelière Angela Merkel mardi soir à Berlin.

-- Unknown

Grande y bello: una celebración de la belleza de las mujeres africanas

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/video_fotos/2012/05/120513_galeria_fotos_mujeres_grandes_jrg.shtml

-- BBC Mundo

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Genius is not reserved for certain people. We all have it.

Genius is simply a matter of how willing you are to continue hammering until the nail goes in. It's that simple. Over the course of hammering, you may find that you're using the wrong nail or wrong hammer, you may injure your thumb, you may face criticism from onlookers who say "that nail will never go in" but if you are creative enough and persistent enough, that nail will go in.

-- Phella