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Don Watkins
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It turns out that lies sell. Anger sells. Hatred sells. Conspiracy theories, libels, imaginary enemies—they all can be manufactured, at minimal cost, and marketed, from coast to coast, at a handsome markup, to the masses, including many
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“Fear of living without a map is the main reason people are so insistent that we tell them what to do. The reasons are pretty obvious: If it’s someone else’s map, it’s not your fault if it doesn’t work out. If you’ve memorized the sales script I gave you and you don’t make the sale, who’s in trouble now? Not only does the map insulate us from responsibility, but it’s also a social talisman. We can tell our friends and family that we’ve found a good map, a safe map, a map worthy of respect.”
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
“School should not be a place where answers go to die but questions come to life. #InnovatorsMindset”
― The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
― The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
“When your organization becomes more human, more remarkable, faster on its feet, and more likely to connect directly with customers, it becomes indispensable. The very thing that made your employee a linchpin makes YOU a linchpin.”
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
“In my experience, most people have a narrow view of intelligence, tending to think of it mainly in terms of academic ability. This is why so many people who are smart in other ways end up thinking that they’re not smart at all. There are myths surrounding creativity as well.”
― The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
― The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
“Once we can accept that God is in all situations, and can and will use even bad situations for good, then everything becomes an occasion for good and an occasion for God, and is thus at the heart of religion. The Center is everywhere.”
― Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi
― Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi
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