Jim

“when someone needs approval, there’s less to approve of.”
― Henry Cloud, The Power of the Other: The startling effect other people have on you, from the boardroom to the bedroom and beyond-and what to do about it — A Coaching Book

“When our responses turn into reactions and we set out to teach people a lesson, we lose. We lose because the act of teaching someone a lesson rarely succeeds at changing them, and always fails at making our day better, or our work more useful.”
― Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams”
― Adam M. Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

“getting better is not about just ‘willing’ better performance. It’s about becoming someone who performs better, and performs differently.”
― Henry Cloud, The Power of the Other: The startling effect other people have on you, from the boardroom to the bedroom and beyond-and what to do about it — A Coaching Book