In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are ridiculously in charge, then you own whatever happens in a company, school.
HENRY CLOUDA culture is like an immune system. It operates through the laws of systems, just like a body. If a body has an infection, the immune system deals with it. Similarly, a group enforces its norms, either actively or passively.
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The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.
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The opposite of bad is not good.The opposite of bad is love
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We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.
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Who a person is will ultimately determine if their brains, talents, competencies, energy, effort, deal-making abilities, and opportunities will succeed.
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Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.
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Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.
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Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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One of the worst things you can die with is potential.
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Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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Things don’t change in a marriage until the spouse who is taking responsibility for a problem that is not hers decides to say or do something about it.
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If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes.
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Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.
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Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.
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You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
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If you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy and you have to be connected to a community that is doing what you want to do.
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We all make mistakes, but the people who thrive from their mistakes are the successful ones.
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Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.
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Dating should be a part of your life, not your life a part of dating. There is more to life than finding a date.
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You aren’t alive if you aren’t in need.
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To get greater than 100% return on a growth step, give up defensiveness. Defensiveness stifles performance, and destroys relationships.
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True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree.
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Some goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
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Just as we leave the effects of our work behind in results, we leave the effects of our interactions with people in their hearts, minds, and souls.
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People tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
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The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.
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