The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.
HENRY CLOUDBeing right can never compete with doing well.
More Henry Cloud Quotes
-
-
If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.
HENRY CLOUD -
Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.
HENRY CLOUD -
Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel.
HENRY CLOUD -
Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.
HENRY CLOUD -
In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.
HENRY CLOUD -
When truth presents itself, the wise person see the light, takes it in, and makes adjustments. The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
HENRY CLOUD -
The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that’s present.
HENRY CLOUD -
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.
HENRY CLOUD -
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.
HENRY CLOUD -
Marriage is not slavery. It is based on a love relationship deeply rooted in freedom. Each partner is free from the other and therefore free to love the other. Where there is control, or perception of control, there is not love. Love only exists where there is freedom.
HENRY CLOUD -
Values are sometimes worth living and dying for, and are certainly worth dating and breaking up over.
HENRY CLOUD -
The sad thing is that many of us come to Christ because we are sinners, and then spend the rest of our lives trying to pretend that we are not!
HENRY CLOUD -
You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
HENRY CLOUD -
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.
HENRY CLOUD -
Diligence is not easy, but we can’t reach our goals without it.
HENRY CLOUD