"Notes" of An Elder

If you don't know who you are by 9 am, you will know by 6 pm because someone will tell you who you are.

February 04, 2022

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

  • Work is a live performance.

  • Let understanding set you free.

  • Be a living example of what you preach.

  • Look at the familiar with fresh eyes.

  • Question: Do you need a new job, a new life, or both?

  • There should be a space between listening and speaking.

  • Leadership: Anyone who takes extra care to improve the lives of others in ways big or small.

  • We build a wall between inner truth and outer performance.

  • Find something new, fresh, exciting, and unexpected about your everyday.

Leadership

  • It is recognizable

  • It is distinctive

  • It is notable

  • It is lovely

  • It is rare

  • Be compelling enough that people want to listen.

  • Mahatma Gandhi called his life experiments with the truth.

  • It can be hard to see what's in front of you, especially when you're struggling not to see it.

  • The world gives to the givers and takes from the takers.

  • Don't see praise. Seek criticism.

  • Learn how to collaborate with those we believe are our enemies.

  • If you don't know who you are by 9 am, you will know by 6 pm because someone will tell you who you are.

  • It's not our abilities that show what we truly are. It's our choices. Doing is a choice.

  • To get something done that's important, we must often work with people we don't agree with, like, or trust.

Magic Question

What do you love doing? When do you do it?