Occupation: Author Birth: 1946
To be at peace in any endeavour, we must release our need to control the outcome..
Remember the importance of small actions. They're the building blocks in the architecture of your life, the quiet victories you win for yourself each….
An effective leader is willing to think about what's happening and how to understand what's going on. Facilitating flow and making others more consci….
Wise leaders know that if an individual doesn't count, the institution doesn't count for much either. Put mathematically, if the individual is a zero….
Any group has a sense of who it is and what is values, but this sense often remains beneath the surface. A wise leader can discern these unspoken bel….
A judgmental attitude helps neither ourselves nor others. Arguing or preaching rarely changes other people. Even if our opinions are justified, criti….
Micromanaging erodes people's confidence, making them overly dependennt on their leaders. Well-meaning leaders inadvertently sabotage their teams by ….
Successful leaders develop effective strategies for maintaining their boundaries. ... Most time bandits don't know any better. And being a time bandi….
Where another person sees problems, a leader sees possibilities. ... Leaders must have the courage to follow their vision, to believe in the invisibl….
In nature everything is valuable, everything has its place. The rose, the daisy, the lark, the squirrel, each is different but beautiful. Each has it….
When confronted by conflict and confusion, another practice is to take a deep breath, pause and ask: 'Where is the gift in this?.
Gardening can become a spiritual exercise, teaching us discernment as we eliminate the weeds from our lives, giving what we value room to grow..
As a good gardener prepares the soil, so a wise leader creates an environment that promotes community. ... community involves a common place, a commo….
Regular meditation not only restores our inner harmony and vital energy, but provides us with an actual experience of the peace we seek..
Our greatest natural resources are our hearts and minds, together with those of the people around us..
Leaders are not buffeted about by circumstance. They make what is into what might be, transforming challenging situations by means of courage and ins….