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“I learned that our deepest need is to overcome our aloneness and our separateness. We seek to escape from separateness in various ways. We seek conformity, mistaking it for union. This is a soul-crushing way to exist. Or we seek union through orgiastic states - drugs, alcoholism, overwork - or through creative activities. But the ultimate escape from separateness is through interpersonal union.”
Source : Joseph Jaworski (2011). “Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership”, p.46, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
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“I'm always asking questions - not to find 'answers,' but to see where the questions lead. Dead ends sometimes? That's fine. New directions? Interesting. Great insights? Over-ambitious. A glimpse here and there? Perfect.”
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“It would drive me crazy to be a guest in my own house.”
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“For the self-development of men and women it is absolutely necessary that they should be alone with themselves at least one hour each day-to get the blessings of solitude.”
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“From the cradle to the grave she is subject to the power and control of man. Father, guardian, or husband, one conveys her like some piece of merchandise over to the other.”
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“It feels bad to feel like you're not wanted.”
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“Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused, and angry. People want things to be the same as they've always been, because that makes life easier. But, if you're a leader, you can't let your people hang on to the past.”
Source : Richard Marcinko (1997). “Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior: A Commando's Guide to Success”
