Every now and again, I get all sorts of little snippets and quotes from other blogs, papers, friends etc that just seem to hit the spot. I sometimes copy and paste the snippet into a word document and file it under a title like “nice quote”…. And then promptly forget about them.
This last week I got these ones and I am passing them on immediately this time – I think they are great.
About Fear:
“What gets in the way of wisdom? Fear is the biggest culprit....Fear can get in the way of compassion, gratitude, and seeing the goodness in other people, which in turn can make our relationships more difficult. Fear makes us cling to a picture of how we think things should be, making acceptance of what is almost impossible....In short, fear makes us go through life with our guard up, wasting energy that could be put to better use. In contrast, both serenity and courage are based on living with trust.” From: The Wisdom to Know the Difference by Eileen Flangan
About Listening
“Listen naively. But don't just "listen," also "hear." ... The listening part is relatively easy. It's about hanging out, dropping in, leaving your office door open (or, better yet, not having one). Hearing is about empathy.” Tom Peters
About Problems
"The problem is rarely/never the problem. The response to the problem invariably ends up being the real problem." Tom Peters
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