Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.’ — R. Buckminster Fuller #thoughtfortoday #change #existingreality #obsolete #BuckminsterFuller A man I admire greatly and not as well known as he should be in my opinion. A man so influential…

Thought for today: ‘As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.’ — Bill Gates #thoughtfortoday #leaders #leadership #empower #BillGates I hesitated before using a Bill gates quote. Not because I have anything but admiration for the man. There will be someone who says, “how can you quote him,…

Thought for today: ‘If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.’ — Anne Bradstreet (17th Century American poet) #thoughtfortoday #winter #virus #darkbeforedawn #AnneBradstreet It is the first day of December, the meteorological start of Winter in the…

Thought for today: ‘They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.’ — Tom Bodett #thoughtfortoday #happy #purpose #ikigai It is also said that to be truly happy, you must start by being happy with where you are…

Thought for today: ‘Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.’ — Sam Walton #thoughtfortoday #leadership #self-esteem #achieve #SamWalton I think to a US reader the name Sam Walton is very familiar. Possibly less so to a non-US…

Thought for today:   ‘Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. ‘   — John F Kennedy   #thoughtfortoday #leadership #learning #JFK   I heard this quote on a webinar this week (on coaching) and couldn’t remember who said it.   So as usual, I looked it up, did my best to fact check…

Thought for today:   ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.’   — Margaret Mead   #thoughtfortoday #smallgroup #citizens #changetheworld #MargaretMead   It is not unusual to hear “I can’t change anything”.   Or “One vote makes no difference”.…

26th November Thought for today: ‘I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.’ — Abraham Maslow #thoughtfortoday #past #present #future #AbrahamMaslow What baggage do we all carry from our…

Thought for today: ‘No one will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.’ — Andrew Carnegie #thoughtfortoday #leader #leadership #team #sharedcredit Is it acceptable to edit a famous quotation? I’ve edited this one, ever so slightly, because times have changed since Mr…

Thought for today: ‘The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.’ — Kenneth Blanchard #thoughtfortoday #influence #leadership #workshops #KennethBlanchard Influence is on my mind this morning because I’m running an online workshop on Influence & Persuasion. With a bit Selling thrown in. I am heavily influenced here by Robert Cialdini’s book of that…