The Friend
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One day, in a hotel bathroom, you receive a jolt. A full-length mirror positioned directly across from the shower door. Nothing too hideous for a middle-aged man. But, in the glare of the vanity lights, truth won’t be denied. That is not a
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“There’s no skill in birth and death. At the beginning and at the end, luck reigns unchallenged. Here’s the truth: most of the world is noise, and we spend most of our lives trying to make sense of it. We are, in the end, nothing more than interpreters of static.”
― The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
― The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
“Remember, getting stuck in the victim cycle is not bad, it’s just not effective. It keeps you from getting results.”
― The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
― The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
“As accountability deepens and people move Above The Line within the organization, a shift occurs from “tell me what to do,” to “here is what I am going to do, what do you think?”—a truly profound and empowering approach to getting results.”
― The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
― The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
“It should come as no surprise that the real value and benefit of accountability stems from a person’s or an organization’s ability to influence events and outcomes before they happen.”
― The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
― The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability
“Good and evil, which were once as distinguishable as day and night, have become a blurred mist. But that mist is man-made. God is not silent. He has been silenced.”
― Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement
― Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement
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