Archive for April, 2009
What is a friend?
Posted by Sharon 14 April 2009“A friend is one to whom you can pour out the contents of
your heart, chaff and grain alike, knowing that the gentlest of
hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and
with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
—anonymous
Courtesy of Guy Kawasaki, The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardeded Guide for […]
Why grow a Growth mindset?
Posted by Sharon 14 April 2009I read education researcher Carol Dweck’s book on Mindset over the break and the message is intriguing - our mindsets are self-fulfilling prophecies. If I have a “growth mindset”, I believe that I have the capacity to learn and grow and develop, so I will look for every opportunity to do so. If, on the […]
Meaning is the most powerful motivator
Posted by Sharon 14 April 2009According to author Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneurs don’t ask themselves “Do I want to make money and gain power and prestige?”, rather they ask “Do I want to make meaning?”, or typically “do I want to make a positive difference in this world?”
Kawasaki credits meaning with being the most powerful motivator in the world and I […]
Are you an Indian Giver? And do you want to be?
Posted by Sharon 14 April 2009I came across a reference to the original definition of an “indian giver” in the 25th anniversary edition of the book The Gift, by Lewis Hyde. The American Indians gave gifts with the expectation that the gift would be returned or passed on, or an equivalent gift given in return. Rather than describe this […]