As a society, we're failing to recognize something my dad knew to be true - that kindness is the greatest show of strength. Too often, we are led to believe that strength is best demonstrated by exerting dominance or superiority over others, while kindness is portrayed as the opposite - a sign of weakness.
Interpretation
Kindness is a true measure of strength, contrary to popular belief.
This quote emphasizes that society often misinterprets strength as dominance, whereas true strength is revealed through acts of kindness. Daniel Lubetzky reflects on his father's wisdom, suggesting that the ability to be kind is a more powerful trait than exerting control over others, which is frequently wrongly celebrated as strength.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of community, I might say, 'As Daniel Lubetzky stated, kindness is the greatest show of strength.'
We need to understand the other side to impact the other side. We become much more effective as humans and leaders when we engage in hearty conversations with those who are different from us, not necessarily to change our opinions, but to build the empathy muscle.
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The ideal is to build a culture of healthy discussion, where everyone's ideas are valued. At KIND, we want everyone to be comfortable challenging my or anyone else's ideas without ever feeling or making someone else feel that the questioning is a personal attack.
You have to be very careful. If you over-commercialize a social mission, it completely loses its soul.
My dad had this incredible kindness that oozed through every part of his body. He had the ability to look at life positively in spite of what he went through. He was a Holocaust survivor. When he was 15-1/2 years old, he was liberated from the Dachau Concentration Camp by American soldiers who risked a lot to save people they had never met.
To maintain our entrepreneurial spirit, we have to create a culture in which everyone remembers that every order, big or small - and every interaction, every moment - will define what our company is today and what it will become tomorrow.
Do what you know and perception is converted into character.
As you get older, you want less from the world; you just want to experience it. Any barriers to feeling emotions get dismantled. And ordinary things become beautifully poetic.
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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Learn to get from the day. Not just get through it, get from it. Soak it up. Each day is a piece of the mosaic of your life.
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