Well in my opinion the meaning of life is to write one or two good poems and get as much bum as one can. I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works. The aim of life is self-development. To realize […]
To live a meaningful life one must abandon private and petty interests and instead cultivate an interest in the eternal. That Man is the product of causes which had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves […]
The Monk is not primarily a business book; that is, it is not about buying low and selling high, but rather about creating a life while making a living. It is about the need to fashion a meaningful existence that engages you in the time and place in […]
I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose. ~Ludwig van Beethoven When I was a venture capitalist, I noticed that entrepreneurs whose primary goal was to make money usually failed. […]
The greatest strength, grace and meaning of life radiates form faith. This is something which defies verification in terms of rational logical and expression: If you came this way, Taking any route, starting from anywhere, At any time or at any season, It would always be the same: […]
I guess when I was around 12 or 15…I had an existential crisis, and I was reading various books on trying to figure out the meaning of life and what does it all mean? It all seemed quite meaningless and then we happened to have some books by Nietzsche […]
The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning. Children, of course, begin life with an untarnished sense of wonder, a capacity to experience total joy at something as simple as the greenness of a leaf; but as they grow older, the awareness of death […]
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“How do you measure the success of your life? The reason I mention is because we have to aggregate, we have a sense of hierarchy, wealth and so on. The reason that I concluded that God does not employ accountants is that He has an infinite mind. What that […]
Highlighting the Excellence of Reading by Andrew Collins Not surprisingly, reading is by all accounts a common trait amongst the worlds billionaires. The one thing that binds them all together is none other than reading. And not just occasionally, almost all billionaires read a ton of books. But […]
Care more than others think wise Risk more than others think safe. Dream more than others think practical. Expect more than others think possible. The aforementioned tenets are Excellent Enough to make you read the book: Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz
Life is what you make of it. You are dealt a pack of cards, your DNA is fixed by your mother and your father; you maybe siblings but you may get different parts and parcels of the DNA. Your job is to make the best of the cards […]
Be kind to everything and everyone, including oneself, all the time, with no exceptions. Revere all of life in all its expressions, no matter what, even if one does not understand it. Presume no actual reliable knowledge of anything at all. Ask God to reveal its meaning. Intend […]
The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life. A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, […]
Simplicity is at the core of Excellence, but simplicity is not simple to arrive at. ~ Excellence Reporter Wabi-Sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and, humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional. Truth comes from the […]
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people 1. Change yourself. “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – […]
Lokey’s philosophy of generosity is simple: “If I can’t take it with me, then why not leave it here and enjoy the results?” Highlighting Excellence Generosity from San Francisco Business Times by Renée Frojo Lorry Lokey is on a mission to give it all away — and then some. “His goal […]
Highlighting Excellence from WSJ, by Seth Stevenson With both Twitter and Square, Dorsey’s flashes of insight are by-products of a lifelong quest for simplicity and order. Dorsey yearns to create streamlined beauty out of giant ungainly systems that at first glance appear to be irredeemably chaotic. He is […]
Polaroid co-founder Edwin Land said, “The test of an invention is the power of [the] inventor to push it through in the face of staunch – not opposition, but indifference – in society.” Great ideas and inventions are often shunned or ignored before they are accepted. It makes […]
Inspiration: what is it? Where does it come from and how? It is the moment which “stops” the reflection between an external element and its repercussions on our inner life. For example, a few years ago I saw Il trittico della natura by Giovanni Segantini: for me those […]
An excellent life advice from a remarkablly excellent book by Viktor Frankl – Man’s Search for Meaning Don’t aim at success—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must […]
There is a special kind of person in our world who finds himself alone and isolated, almost since birth. His solitary existence isn’t from a preference or an antisocial temperament – he is simply old. Old in heart, old in mind and old in soul, this person is an old […]
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Bring in some food. Work is good. Paychecks are better. Brownies in the conference room? The best! Make work interesting and challenging. Seriously. According to a new survey by Virgin Pulse, 58 percent of employees love their job when it’s challenging. Send the sickies home. If you don’t pay for sick […]
It’s okay to fail as long as you learn from your mistakes and correct them fast. Trust me, we’ve failed plenty of times. Highlighting the Excellence Pillars of Innovation from thinkwithGoogle, Susan Wojcicki HAVE A MISSION THAT MATTERS Work can be more than a job when it stands for […]
Excellence Values from an excellent book by Sam Walton – Made In America Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Through our combined efforts the kids received your everyday heartland upbringing, based on the same old bedrock values: a belief in at the importance of hard work, […]
Highlighting Excellence Life Lessons from THE JUNE 2014 ISSUE OF INC. MAGAZINE You can’t teach heart. I love to surround myself with people who have heart and conscience. What went wrong at Starbucks a few years back? The company started to reward the wrong things — financial metrics tied to the […]
Here are Pope Francis’ excellence lessons: Lead with Humility. Pope Francis believes that humility is a particularly powerful leadership quality. Business leaders can emulate him through such means as abandoning their corner office for a cubicle alongside other employees and ending excessive spending on lavish lunches and other corporate […]
Highlighting excellence values from IMS, by Kimberly B. Instead of getting caught up in little things like percentage margins and numbers, Bezos is a master at thinking long-term and putting people first — even when it seems like a poor business decision. Let’s take a look at some […]
1- Dedication and passion. I am completely focused on my work and get up at four in the morning, for many hours painting in my studio, detail after detail, layer after layer, month after month—sometimes spending as much as four months on a single painting. 2- Uniqueness—whatever you create […]
Gina Mazza: There’s no mistake that we’re going through a collective recovery as a nation. In fact, Obama’s plan is called a Recovery Package. The last time the US went through a recession in the ’70s, our nation’s level of consciousness was below 200. So it makes sense that […]
1. Constantly connect the dots. Great innovators have the habit of constantly contemplating and observing in order to connect seemingly unrelated issues and ideas. When you connect the dots, you gain new insight and see relationships that were invisible before. 2. Commit to asking questions. Great innovators have […]
Once upon a time, in an island there lived six feelings and emotions: Happiness, Knowledge, Love, Sadness, Richness and Vanity. One day they discovered that the island began sinking! So all of them built boats and canoes and left, one by one. Except for Love. Love wanted to […]
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Net worth: $46 billion Buffett still lives in the Omaha, Nebraska, home he bought for $31,500 more than 50 years ago. He doesn’t own a yacht because, as he puts it, “Most toys are just a pain in the neck.” When […]
Highlighting excellence on connectivity, from Studio 1.0 with Emily Chang and Mark Zuckerberg The model that we consider this to be most similar to is 911 in the U.S. So even if you haven’t paid for a phone plan, you can always dial 911, and if there is a […]
“On the one hand, silence is like fertile soil, which, as it were, awaits our creative act, our seed,” Pärt says. “On the other hand, silence must be approached with a feeling of awe. And when we speak about silence, we must keep in mind that it has […]
The non-excellence values highlighted from Entrepreneur, Steve Tobak Naivety. Granted, we all start out sort of wide-eyed and gullible, but the sooner you convert that to savvy and skeptical, the better your chances of coming out on top. The reason is simple: suckers and fools don’t win. Learn to […]
Although his fame, power, and net worth grew over the years, Sam Walton remained the same; a humble man focused on helping others. He lived a clean life… He was driven by his mission to provide a better shopping experience for everyday people living in small towns. He […]
A reportedly wealthy Korean man who identifies himself as Yoo, has been picking up trash in Bahrain during his free time and the locals are starting to pick up on his altruistic habits. “The person you see in front of you is a millionaire investor who came to […]
“Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress. Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born form the dark night. It’s […]
When a woman smiles, enjoy her, be grateful and delight in the light of her eyes embosom her that you feel happy and lucky. When a woman smiles, it means you caressed her soul, you made her fly through small gestures you reached into her soul When a […]
Even as what you have may come and go, who you are – your character – will endure. Highlighting a few Excellence Principles from Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life by John C Bogle We focus too much on things and not enough on the intangibles that […]
Highlighting Hoffman’s excellence from the April 2012 issue of Wired magazine This bright Saturday morning, Hoffman is talking about the meaning of life. “I don’t see it as happiness,” he says. “It’s nice to be happy. But the meaning of life is meaning — what’s the impact you’re having […]
We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we can’t be wise with other men’s wisdom ~Montaigne The Excellence Virtues; highlights from NYTimes.com, David Brooks First, there is love of learning. Some people are just more ardently curious than others, either by cultivation or by nature. Second, there is […]
The Garden Arch This painting was first begun with a stone wall. But one day I dreamt of an egret family at the end of a garden arch, and soon the vines replaced the wall. This became my quick impression of graceful birds, pure and affectionate. I thought […]
With so many scientific achievements we know so little of where we came from and where we are going. But we know even less of the most important discovery of all – Love. Only love can accept our differences as we journey through life. And only love can […]
Highlighting a few excellence values from the October 7, 2013 issue of Forbes, by Kerry A. Dolan FORBES: Warren, let’s start with you. How do the very affluent raise children to share their values? How did you do this in your family? You’ve successfully raised three children who are very […]
The “Excellence Principle” in the business world and in life overall: I’ve been a student of Zen philosophy for many years. In Zen archery, for example, you forget about the goal—hitting the bull’s-eye—and instead focus on all the individual movements involved in shooting an arrow. You practice your […]
Here is a loving way to arrange the wedding of two heart-mates. 20 Heart-Shaped Wedding Details, by Gaby; SouthBound Bride As you know, it’s Valentine’s Week, and that means all things heart-shaped and lovey dovey. Now, let’s be honest, hearts CAN be super cutesy and cheesy as a […]
Highlighting the excellence from: the June 2010 issue of Entrepreneur, Jennifer Wang While the rest of retail was tanking, Yvon Chouinard’s outdoor clothing and gear company was having its best two years ever. Here’s why. Patagonia gear isn’t cheap or trendy (deliberately, anyway). Instead, the brand is thriving by maintaining its integrity, […]
Q&A originally appeared in Forbes, Alan Hall How can we, as entrepreneurs, do a better job of creating more jobs? As I’ve written about recently in the New York Times and discussed in How Will You Measure Your Life?, there are three kinds of innovations. The first are “Empowering” innovations that […]
Highlighting the excellence from: BuzzFeed News; Sapna Maheshwari In his first interview since being tapped as Gap Inc.’s new CEO, Art Peck tells BuzzFeed News the company is facing the biggest change in retail since the rush to the suburbs and rise of big-box stores in the 1950s and 60s. […]
Google, Facebook, and Elon Musk want to wire the world. A guy in Florida may beat them to it. Greg Wyler is friendly and gregarious and talks about his business plans with a fervor that borders on the religious. He’s also frenetic and hard to pin down. So […]
Highlighting the essential from “The Evolution of Revolutions”: The following three seem to relate most closely to innovative potential: Openness to experience. Scoring high on openness has been found to be the top predictor of an entrepreneur’s innovativeness. Having a curiosity to learn about all new things increases the […]
Highlighting the excellence from: The Economist: intelligent life, Alex Renton He was the physicist who went to Microsoft and made his fortune. These days he’s a tycoon, philanthropist, dino-hunter, bestselling author and barbecue champion, who has discovered the most scientific way to enjoy claret. Alex Renton profiles him EVERY […]
When LinkedIn founder and PayPal mafia member, Reid Hoffman, went looking for a new car after eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion, he originally wanted to buy a really nice Audi S8. He ended up changing his mind however, after hearing from one of his friends, he tells Bloomberg’s Emily Chang. Other […]
Highlighting the excellence from: Business Insider, Julie Bort Business Insider: You seem very cheerful lately, as if the rough period Cisco had from 2010 to 2013 is well behind you. You feeling happier? John Chambers: No. I’ve never — in almost 20 years of being CEO — I’ve never […]
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