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Being right can never compete with doing well.

Henry Cloud

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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We all make mistakes, but the people who thrive from their mistakes are the successful ones.
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Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
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Issues Person Problem Relationship Soft
When leaders lead in ways that people’s brains can follow, good results follow as well.
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Brain Follow Leadership People Result Well
Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.
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Existence Freedom Love Operation Responsibility
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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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.
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Company Essence Leadership Reality School Way
To rescue people from the natural consequences of their behavior is to render them powerless.
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Consequence Natural People Power Rescue
Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.
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True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree.
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Built Disagree Freedom Intimacy True
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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Day Horse Important Mess Thinking
Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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Boundary Essential Structure Thrive
There’s no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
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Anand Thakur
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
The extent to which two people in a relationship can bring up and resolve issues is a critical marker of the soundness of a relationship.
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Criticism Issues People Relationship Sound
People tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
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Award Date People Perspective Relationship

Being right can never compete with doing well.

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