“Rationality is the brick and mortar that creates a firm foundation of trust. It keeps things real, reflects only honesty, and helps you determine who people actually are, and what they really want. Emotion builds a foundation of sand, ever-shifting as moods change, creating sinkholes of confusion, doubt, and dishonesty.”
― The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed
― The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed
“Joy is probably the most vulnerable emotion we experience in our lives.”
― Braving the Wilderness
― Braving the Wilderness
“Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself. ”
― The Wisdom of Tenderness: What Happens When God's Fierce Mercy Transforms Our Lives – A Stirring Invitation to Accept God's Unfathomable Love
― The Wisdom of Tenderness: What Happens When God's Fierce Mercy Transforms Our Lives – A Stirring Invitation to Accept God's Unfathomable Love
“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.”
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
“People do not resist change, per se. People resist loss. You appear dangerous to people when you question their values, beliefs, or habits of a lifetime. You place yourself on the line when you tell people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. Although you may see with clarity and passion a promising future of progress and gain, people will see with equal passion the losses you are asking them to sustain.”
― Leadership for a Time of Pandemic: Practicing Resilience
― Leadership for a Time of Pandemic: Practicing Resilience
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