"If we can stop, listen, and think about what others are seeing in us, we have a great opportunity. We can compare the self that we want to be with the self that we are presenting to the rest of the world. We can then begin to make the real changes that are needed to close the gap between our stated values and our actual behavior."

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Source : Marshall Goldsmith (2010). “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful”, p.125, Profile Books

Marshall Goldsmith

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“Oh, how precious is time! And how guilty it makes me feel when I think I have trifled away and misimproved it, or neglected to fill up each part of it with duty to the utmost of my ability and capacity”

Source : Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1807). “The Works of President Edwards;: Narrative of conversions. Life and diary of the Rev. David Brainerd. Mr. Brainerd's journal. Mr. Brainerd's remains”, p.277
“Find peace in the morning rush and you will have a good day.”
“When Dawn looked at Vic, she saw Vic exactly as he wanted to be seen. Whereas Vic's parents couldn't help seeing who he used to be, and so many friends and strangers couldn't help seeing who he didn't want to be anymore, Dawn only saw him. Call it a blur if you want, but Dawn didn't see a blur. She saw a very distinct, very clear person.”
“Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.”
“Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.”
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.”
“We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.”
“The ultimate goal of theology isn't knowledge, but worship.”

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