Kimo Thorpe

“The Fundamentals of Leadership can provide managers with the foundation they need to be successful. We owe it to our leaders to train them in basic leadership skills.”
― Quint Studer, Straight A Leadership: Alignment, Action, Accountability

“And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and
strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in
pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD
was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake;
but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD
was not in the fire: and after the fire a still
small voice. 1 Kings 19:11-12 KJV God addresses us in dreams, visions and voices as well as through the Bible and extraordinary events. Such things are well documented in biblical and personal accounts. The significance of these ways can confuse us, however. For example, the still, small voice is so humble that it may be ignored or even discounted by some who think that only the more dramatic communications can be authentic. If this view is accepted, a life of hearing God must be filled with constant fireworks from heaven, which is not reasonable. Rather the still, small voice is one of God’s primary ways of addressing us. Meditate: Close your eyes and put yourself in the place of Elijah. Tense up as the strong wind creates havoc. Brace yourself as the ground under your feet keeps shifting. Feel the heat of the fire and see yourself moving away from it. Then perk up to the still, small voice. What does God want to say to you today?”
― Dallas Willard, Hearing God Through the Year: A 365-Day Devotional

“My God, it is to You alone that I can talk because nobody else will understand. I cannot bring anyone on this earth into the cloud where I dwell in Your light—that is, in Your darkness where I am lost and abashed. I cannot explain to anyone the anguish which is Your joy, nor the loss which is the possession of You, nor the distance from all things which is the arrival in You, nor the death which is the birth in You, because I do not know anything about it myself. All I know is that I wish it were over—I wish it were begun. You have contradicted everything. You have left me in no-man’s land. You have got me walking up and down all day under those trees, saying to me over and over again: “Solitude, solitude.” And You have turned around and thrown the whole world in my lap. You have told me, “Leave all things and follow me,” and then You have tied half of New York to my foot like a ball and chain. You have got me kneeling behind that pillar with my mind making a noise like a bank. Is that contemplation?”
― Thomas Merton, Dialogues with Silence: A Personal Devotional Journey Through Prayers and Artistic Expressions of the Renowned Spiritual Writer Thomas Merton

“The director should begin by asking two questions: “What do you want the outcome of the meeting to be from the perspective of the attendees?” and “What do you want them to say when their teams ask, ‘What happened at the big meeting?”
― Harvard Business Review, HBR Guide to Making Every Meeting Matter