Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.’ — Abraham Maslow #thoughtfortoday #hammer #nail #maslow #cognitivebias This is a quote that is often abbreviated, most often quoted as starting “If the only…”. Yet the first part is…

Thought for today: ‘A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world.‘ — Sigmund Freud #thoughtfortoday #freud #complex #accord #psychology I think there is a case to be made that Freud is maligned and misunderstood. Without him and…

Thought for today:   ‘I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.’   — Nelson Mandela   #thoughtfortoday #courage #fear #brave #conquer   This quote is reminiscent of a famous Churchill…

Thought for today: ‘There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.’ — Ernest Hemingway #thoughtfortoday #nobility #superiority #humility #selfimprovement It is a feature of being a person that we develop a taste for comparison and ranking amongst ourselves. It is a great shame…

Thought for today: ‘Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything.’ — Alexander Hamilton #thoughtfortoday #stand #fall #hamilton #socratic As my social media is filled with conspiracy theories, untried and unproven solutions and sometimes downright dangerous “medical” opinions, I thought this quote from a significant man would bring a wry smile to your face –…

Thought for today: ‘The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one.’ — Elbert Hubbard #thoughtfortoday #fear #mistake #selfconfidence #selfesteem Yesterday I ventured out of the house again. It still feels strange. The fear of the judgement of others comes up regularly with my clients, and the fear of…

Thought for today: ‘Someone told me that equation I included in the book would halve the sales.’ — Stephen Hawking (talking about A Brief History of Time. His book has sold more than 25 million copies) #thoughtfortoday #author #booksales #writing As I start in earnest on two non-fiction books this chestnut from Stephen Hawking reminds…

Thought for today: ‘Not everything that can be counted counts. Not everything that counts can be counted.’ — William Bruce Cameron #thoughtfortoday #count #counted #counting What really matters? When working with teams, the differences often come to the fore – especially when it comes to “process”. Some people need to pay attention to the fine…

Thought for today: ‘See the light in others and treat them as if that is all you see.’ — Dr. Wayne Dyer #thoughtfortoday #light #humanistic #change The Humanistic approach (whether counselling or coaching) treats all-comers as fundamentally good and capable of change. I am often asked “how can you work with someone who is ‘bad’?”…

Thought for today: ‘Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.’ — Muhammad Ali #thoughtfortoday #friends #friendship #learning #life Choosing this quote was prompted by two friends who are going through difficult…