hedonic treadmill. It’s a tendency in our species to adjust our mood so that no matter what terrible things happen, we quickly return to the same level of happiness we enjoyed before the traumatic event.
“That then will never come. Because there’s absolutely nothing that needs to change about you in order to find your way.”
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
“The highest expression of yourself is doing what you want to do how you want to do it—and being as wildly you as possible while you do.”
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
“The level of collective courage in an organization is the absolute best predictor of that organization’s ability to be successful”
― Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
― Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
“Because when you slow down to feel your feelings instead of running to escape them, you allow the things you really care about, the truth of what excites and energizes you, to catch up, to show themselves, to present.”
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
“Work every damn day to be the highest possible expression of yourself.”
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
― You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way
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