TED's introductory summary to our next consideration says it best: "An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders." Key points for developing harmony in your business and family include: …
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Thank you for a wonderful week. I've enjoyed reading your comments and appreciate your enthusiastic determination to make a difference in the world. I leave you this evening with this passing thought: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is …
We are each configured differently. Each one of us has the privilege of bringing our unique perspective and set of capabilities to the table. Instead of lamenting that which we don't have, why not celebrate that which we do have? Like pieces of a puzzle each one of us adds something important to the picture.
As the founding stars of the spectacular show "Cavalia," Frederic Pignon and Magali Delgado have much to share about the equestrian arts. I thought you might enjoy this passage from their book “Gallop to Freedom:” "It is easy to forget what extraordinary creatures horses are. In a way it has been their undoing that they are so adaptable…What people …
If you find yourself "fighting fire with fire" or "seeking an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," I encourage you to remember this life lesson. Nothing generative can come from such an approach. In fact, such an approach constrains to a life of unrelenting tension, bitterness and regret.
"Your reputation is what you are perceived to be; your character is what you are." Do you stop to consider how successful you've been in your life? Perhaps more importantly, have you stopped to consider what really is the measure of success? My father-in-law often says that "success is optional" and how true that is! If you have …
What would be said of your life if the last words you spoke or penned were your very last? Would you be as Scrooge, wishing through a bitter heart that you could go back and make amends, or would you be at peace, knowing your every syllable encouraged, inspired and blessed?
Wellbeing is not a static state obtained through steely determination. True health is the result of constant adjustment, continual adapation to the circumstances at hand. It is not a fixed and rigid place devoid of pleasure. Neither is it achieved through gluttony and hedonism. Wellbeing is found not at the extremes, but somewhere in the middle.
"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud...Be certain that you do not die without having giving something wonderful to humanity."
Oft times the simple things in life are the most notable. Plato once said, “Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity." I came across a video clip recently of the famed ecuyer Nuno de Oliveira at work on a beautiful horse that I thought would brighten your day, whether you are in the horse community or …
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Gregory Hake 