MindLoft

01/21/2014

"The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order that I may love myself is very different from the image which I try to create in the minds of others in order that they may love me."

W.H. Auden

06/16/2013

Start With the Why

People don't believe what you tell them.

They rarely believe what you show them.

They often believe what their friends tell them.

They always believe what they tell themselves.

What leaders do: they give people the stories they can tell themselves.

Stories about the future and about change.

— Seth Godin as found in Grow Regardless

06/11/2013

This applies to personal growth as well.

It seems like famously engineering-centric cultures like Google are trying to integrate design thinking into their way of doing things. Even the traditionally conservative Harvard Business School now has a new multi-million dollar I-Lab building. However, as a veteran of this space -- who has both l...

06/11/2013

I've enjoyed his past books. His new book looks interesting--too bad it won't be out until October:

http://www.amazon.com/Focus-The-Hidden-Driver-Excellence/dp/0062114867/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0

Daniel Goleman, author of global bestsellers Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence, discusses his new book, FOCUS -- a groundbreaking look at the sc...

06/10/2013

Great list...

First things first: Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief directed at others.Confidence is quiet: It’s

06/09/2013

What do you make of this quote?

“A busy life is a wasted life.” — Francis Crick http://clearquot.es/eo

06/09/2013

MindLoft Insights, June week 1

In Steven Pressfield's excellent book, The War of Art, he defines life's difficulties--especially the obstacles that keep us from fulfilling our life calling--as Resistance: