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We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we’re going to need the next day.

Henry Cloud

Encourage literally came from “in courage.” The courage is put “into” you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.
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Character Courage Encouragement Growth Ourselves Possession
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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Attitude Build Communication Culture Expectation Honesty Performance
The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
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Adjust Fools Himself Truth
It is true that you get what you tolerate.
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Tolerate True Yourself
One of the worst things you can die with is potential.
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Death Oneself Potential Worst
For someone’s character to grow, it has to be free from internal attack. Falling down never stopped children from developing. But getting yelled at, criticized, and put down can stop them for life.
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Character Children Criticism Freedom Growth Life Stop
The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.
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Demand Life Mature Person
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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Greatness Metaphor Passion Recognition Season Time
Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
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Issues Person Problem Relationship Soft
Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
Dating is primarily a numbers game. People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That’s just the way it is.
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Date People Relationship Way
Values are sometimes worth living and dying for, and are certainly worth dating and breaking up over.
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Break Up Date Value Worth
Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.
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Existence Freedom Love Operation Responsibility
A 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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Active Culture Group Immunity Infection System
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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Anand Thakur

We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we’re going to need the next day.

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We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we’re going to need the next day.

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