Some goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
HENRY CLOUDSome goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
HENRY CLOUDBecause dating is a human exercise, it can be a tightrope fraught with danger. You will be dating imperfect people, and some of them are more imperfect than others. In addition, you are not perfect either, so that complicates the picture.
HENRY CLOUDWhen you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform, sends fuel to the brain.
HENRY CLOUDBeing right can never compete with doing well.
HENRY CLOUDPeople tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
HENRY CLOUDDating is a give and take. If you only see it as “Taking,” you are not getting it.
HENRY CLOUDEndings 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 CLOUDTo get greater than 100% return on a growth step, give up defensiveness. Defensiveness stifles performance, and destroys relationships.
HENRY CLOUDThe 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.
HENRY CLOUDThere’s no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
HENRY CLOUDSpouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
HENRY CLOUDA leader’s responsibility is to cause a vision and mission to have tangible results in the real world.
HENRY CLOUDThe mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.
HENRY CLOUDIf 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 CLOUDWhen 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 CLOUDYou have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
HENRY CLOUD