When I’ve already committed to making an impactful contribution, what will I do?
All in Building Character
This exercise is how I am trying to vaccinate myself so I don’t continue to be a carrier of hate, disrespect, and fear.
Getting up off the mat is not the act that matters, it’s a prerequisite.
This is the first question of my morning reflection. It forces me to honestly evaluate the previous day.
Expressing gratitude helps me keep my mind right and my emotions stable. It’s my first order of business at work, and I look forward to it every, single, day. I recommend doing it daily.
It’s crazy that even this soft position is probably radical: I believe that the ends may never justify the means.
If we look in the mirror, we don’t think we’ll like what we will see.
It would be tremendously transformative if we all taught our kids to tell the truth. When we don’t, it leads to tragedy instead.
What we do and how we do it aren’t always in tension. But it happens often enough. And when they are in tension, the choice defines me, defines us.
Am I in it for the power, or the responsibility? The distinction is a big one.
An unselfish man and a selfless man ask themselves a different question.
At dinner, we try to always share highs, lows, and what we’ve learned. In the past, we’ve shared proud moments. It’s also great to do during Friendsgiving.
This is one Robyn and I do together every 3-5 years to envision our marriage and family life. You could apply the same exercise to a team at work, a community group, or any sort of project.
A weekly exercise to check-in on how your marriage is doing. Could also be done daily.
An exercise taught to me by a wonderful executive coach i worked with. For use when you’re grappling with what what you want your life to be and who it’s for. Expect to chew on this one for days or weeks at first.
It stymies me that reflection isn't a cornerstone of every learning enterprise on the planet
Ethics is not a test with an answer, it’s a practice.
My father was trying to explain to me about a moment that happens in one's life, the moment you stop changing.
Instead of naming our blessings, I think naming our fears is the best first step we can take to conquer our fears because it identifies the misalignment. By naming our fears we can see exactly how different our desired reality and our actual realities are and then start bringing them together.
I feel as if I--and others of course--don't know what they hold as their core beliefs beauty shall never hold a plea.