"Notes" of An Elder

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.

• The future of work — one person and one machine.

• How far removed is your thinking from the mainstream?

• It is best to choose challenge over comfort.

• Use disappointment as a catalyst for personal growth.

• Success is not everlasting.

• “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso

• Time is not moving — you are.

• See failure as a temporary circumstance.

Food For Thought

How are you opening doors and minds?

• Stubborn minds are arrested in their own expectations.

• Motivation is more emotional than logical.

• How do you know? This is a question we need to ask more often.

• The quality of the conversation is determined by the quality of listening.

• The mind’s eye can imagine possibilities where the physical eye can but sees the present.

• Pausing makes everything that follows smarter and more effective.

• Urgency is not an emergency.

• Have authority over your choices.

• “We must raise both the ceiling and the floor.” — Sheryl Sandberg

Magic Question

What makes this matter to you?