“You need power, only when you want to do something harmful, otherwise love is enough to get everything done.” - Charlie Chaplin
How do you use love to get things accomplished?
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Welcome to another edition of Sustainable Excellence Xtras! These periodic videos will tie into the principles I have outlined in my book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. I will post these here and on my social media links and will then archive them on my YouTube channel. In this episode, listen to the story of how stand-up comedian, David Brenner, turned a high school graduation present of a nickel, into a degree from Temple University, five published books, and four HBO Specials. Thanks for watching and please head over to sustainableexcellencemembership.com to learn more about the Sustainable Excellence Membership. Please check out my latest audio recording from The LifeOnyx Podcast with John Goodyear. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the AUDIO PODCASTS & RADIO INTERVIEWS button at the top of this page, then click on the PODCAST INTERVIEWS tab and scroll down and click on The LifeOnyx Podcast tab.
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives. Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.” - Aristotle
How are your choices determining your destiny? Former Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is the winningest coach in the history of men's college basketball, with 1,202 victories. Check out this interview he gave to Bloomberg News regarding what he believes are the most important leadership lessons. “To the untrue man, the whole universe is false – it is impalpable – it shrinks to nothing within his grasp.” - Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Scarlet Letter”
How do lies cause the universe to shrink before you? “Suffering can lead us in either two directions: it can make us very bitter and cause us to shut down, or it can make us wise, compassionate, and utterly open, either because our hearts have been softened, or because we feel as though we have nothing more to lose.” - Fr. Richard Rohr
How has your pain and discomfort shaped you? Welcome to the first of what I hope is many more Sustainable Excellence Xtras! These periodic videos will tie into the principles I have outlined in my book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. I will post these here and on my social media links and will then archive them on my YouTube channel. Thanks for watching and please head over to sustainableexcellencemembership.com to learn more about the Sustainable Excellence Membership. “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” - Simone Weil
How much generosity do you give to others through your engagement? Please check out my latest audio recording from Hindsight, The Podcast with Lee Jones. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the AUDIO PODCASTS & RADIO INTERVIEWS button at the top of this page, then click on the PODCAST INTERVIEWS tab and scroll down and click on the Hindsight, The Podcast tab.
“We can educate ourselves; by thought and perseverance, develop all the powers and capacities entrusted to us, and build for ourselves true and noble character. Because we can, we must.” - Anne Sullivan
How do your thoughts and resilience build your character? Please check out my latest YouTube recording from the Accelerate & Multiply Podcast with Daniel Tolson. You can watch the podcast by clicking on the PODCAST & SPEAKING VIDEOS button at the top of this page and scroll down and click on the Accelerate & Multiply Podcast tab.
“Our life is the sum total of all the decisions we make every day, and those decisions are determined by our priorities.” - Myles Munroe
How are your priorities driving your decisions? Please check out my latest YouTube recording from Off Da Fence With Finch. You can watch the podcast by clicking on the PODCAST & SPEAKING VIDEOS button at the top of this page and scroll down and click on the Off Da Fence Podcast tab.
“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” - Alan Turing
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