Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the moneyâs gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground âTalking Heads, âOnce in a Lifetime,â Remain in Light
You canât depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain, Mark Twainâs Notebook
âAt Zappos Adaptive our passion is to make our customer's life easier, we completely focused on a market that has been underserved, all because of one amazing customer interaction.â - Saul Dave, Senior Director of Enterprise Systems, Zappos.com
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The companies that survive longest are the ones that work out what they uniquely can give to the worldânot just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call these things a soul. âCharles Handy, "The Search for Meaning" in Leader to Leader
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Albert Schweitzer
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âChoose a job that you love and youâll never work a day in your life.â I think weâve all heard that before. But, I think itâs bullshit. I love cooking, owning restaurants, and working with people every day. But, itâs very difficult at times. Itâs long hours standing on your feet, doing repetitive tasks. Itâs late nights and early mornings. Itâs being behind the scenes. And, itâs a thankless job sometimes. But, itâs something that I truly love. Itâs something that brings me happiness every day and itâs a happiness that I can share.
We assert that nothing has been accomplished without interest on the part of the actors; andâif interest be called passion, inasmuch as the whole individuality, to the neglect of all other actual or possible interests and claims, is devoted to an object with every fibre of volition, concentration all its desires and powers upon itâwe may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the World has been accomplished without passion.
A great leaderâs courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
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