"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.

• You can't change what you don't know, so recognizing the problem is half of the solution.

• “Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.” — Cicero

• Have uncommon common sense.

• I've never met a humanless winning team.

• Knowledge seems to expand at a faster rate than understanding.

• Never be less than your dreams.

• Fun forges cooperation quicker than any other human dynamic.

• Whatever the human mind can hold as a possibility, it can achieve in reality.

• A leader in a world of constant change must be adaptable.

• We are first, last, and always in the people business.

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• So What

• Now What

• It's what you do when you don't have to — that counts.

• Real accomplishments cover a multitude of sins. They make people overlook your failures.

• It is important to remember that all teams are groups, but not all groups are teams.

• The future is a blank page that each of us must write for ourselves.

• Praise your child four times a day.

• It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

• Enjoy the benefit of being disliked.

• More than any other type, the workaholic needs their work to validate their existence.

• When we don't live up to others' standards, they invalidate or regret us.

• In life, you get better, or you get worse. You can't stay the same.

Magic Question

What do you value most in the people you work with?