“Growing up in West Virginia, we were at the forefront economically— the chemical and coal mining center of the world. However, due to an inability to adapt to changing market dynamics and transitions, our position plummeted to the bottom ranks among the US states... I firmly advocate the idea of reinventing oneself every 5 years.”— John Chambers
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The real tragedy is that we have become so accustomed to injustice that we no longer recognize it when we see it. We've normalized inequality, normalized discrimination, normalized the idea that some people matter less than others.
— Susan HermanExecutive Director of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Humanity, having never faced any serious competition or whole-species-threats, feels relatively safe from existential events and cannot conceive any threats it may be creating.
— Jaan TallinnCo-Founder of Skype & Estonian Entrepreneur & Technologist
The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race.
— Sir Crispin TickellHumankind has become a force in the biosphere as powerful as many natural forces of change, stronger than some, and sometimes as mindless as any.
— Sir John BeddingtonChief Scientific Adviser to UK Government & Food Security Expert
We compensate for our failure to exercise actual control over events by creating a generalized, subjective sense of control by undertaking acts the effect of which on the environment is illusory.
— Jaan TallinnCo-Founder of Skype & Estonian Entrepreneur & Technologist
The physical and mental aspects of our lives are inseparable and taking care of the basic physical requirements is essential. Athletes and leaders rarely experience deep relaxation and this can become transformative in their lives.
— Daniel DonachieAs humans we need to evolve constantly because the behaviours that got us to a certain level won't suffice to even maintain this level let alone to take us to the next.
— Daniel DonachieThe greatest performances arise from people who feel inspired. Athletes and leaders alike need to create lives that inspire them. We constantly strive to feel inspired and we feel the need to contribute fully.
— Daniel DonachieWe often project our 'superhero' aspirations onto our leaders and vulnerability, and other more human traits, are not always encouraged. Organisational leaders often experience loneliness, and the 'truth' within their company is often illusive to them because subordinates will often tell them what they want to hear.
— Daniel DonachieI have learnt that situations in themselves are not inherently stressful. Our perception of situations is what creates stress for us. Some players thrive in the biggest sporting occasions and others struggle to cope.
— Daniel DonachieThere's only so much our world will become richer by surrounding ourselves with clones of ourselves!
— Not specifiedMy best ideas, and most successful opportunities have come- usually- from the most unexpected areas.
— Not specifiedI've met many entrepreneurs who feel it's almost cheating themselves to have time-off, relax, or indulge things which are not directly profit-generating- but then the overwhelming majority of those I meet who have really made it are also the ones who do actively make time to feed their interests, have periods of mental space, and allow their brains to work creatively.
— Not specifiedThe more dots you give your brain, the more of them it will connect!
— Not specifiedIf you want to be a great entrepreneur, you need to broaden your intellectual horizons.
— Not specifiedSometimes, rappers' lyrics really do offer gripping tales of loss, sorrow, exploitation, rage, confinement, hopelessness, and despair about conditions that are denied in the larger society.
— Tricia RoseHip-hop scholar and cultural critic; author of "Black Noise