In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.
BENJAMIN ZANDERIn the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.
BENJAMIN ZANDERI make myself a relentless architect of the possibilities of human beings.
BENJAMIN ZANDERThis is the moment — this is the most important moment right now. Which is: We are about contribution. That’s what our job is. It’s not about impressing people. It’s not about getting the next job. It’s about contributing something.
BENJAMIN ZANDERImagine Martin Luther King saying, ‘I have a dream … But I don’t know if the others will buy it.’
BENJAMIN ZANDERThe major difference between the ‘best’ and the ‘average’ is that the ‘best’ get as much pleasure from practice as performance.
BENJAMIN ZANDERI have a definition of success.
BENJAMIN ZANDERI’m so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can’t play great music unless your heart’s been broken.
BENJAMIN ZANDERIt’s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading to realize whatever he’s dreaming. Imagine if Martin Luther King had said, ‘I have a dream. Of course, I’m not sure they’ll be up to it.
BENJAMIN ZANDERIf you make a mistake, celebrate.
BENJAMIN ZANDERThe job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.
BENJAMIN ZANDERMy job [is] to awaken possibility in other people. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it. If they’re not shining you get to ask this question: “Who am I being that my children’s eyes are not shining?”
BENJAMIN ZANDERhow absurd human beings are and how magnificent.
BENJAMIN ZANDEREverybody loves classical music they just don’t know about it yet.
BENJAMIN ZANDERIt’s not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.
BENJAMIN ZANDERThrow yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.
BENJAMIN ZANDERWhen you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say “How fascinating!”
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