“As members of a minority, one that was often persecuted, that entrepreneurial perspective was burnished with a sense of "outsider" status - so not only were we committed to finding our own way of achieving success, we also grew up to believe that we'd have to fight to get whatever we wanted.” WayBelieveWantedFightingAchievePerspectiveGrewMembersFindingsGrew UpCommittedMinoritiesOutsidersEntrepreneurialPersecutedAchieving Success Author:Lewis Schiff
“The work I'm doing today gets me one step closer to the work I should be doing tomorrow. And that the way I learn this is by trying, failing, networking and experimenting. I'll stop doing that when I'm dead.” WayShouldTryingTodayStepsFailingTomorrowNetworking Author:Lewis Schiff
“I don't know if you hear this often but I would say The Razor's Edge (loosely based on a great W. Somerset Maugham novel). This was Bill Murray's first dramatic role so everyone thought he stunk in this deep character but I thought he and the movie were great. The movie takes place over decades so you see Murray's character go from goofy playboy all the way to wiser, older person. It's basically a movie version of the journey I described.” IfsKnowsWayFirstsPersonsCharacterRolesNovelJourneyBillsEdgesDecadesVersionsDramaticWiserRazorsPlayboyGoofy Author:Lewis Schiff
“One of the easiest ways to solve your problems is to look at how others have solved a similar problem. So, in this regard, we are using the same thinking of others.” ThinkingWayLooksProblemRegardSolveThinking Of OthersSame Thinking Author:Lewis Schiff
“But, to the extent that I cannot solve MY problem with the same thinking I used when I created it, you're right. We need the fresh air that comes from others to see things in other ways.” ThinkingWayNeedsProblemUsedAirSolveFresh AirSame Thinking Author:Lewis Schiff
“There are not enough forums where institutions invite their workers to share their failures in a constructive way so the organization can move forward.” WayEnoughMovingShareOrganizationInstitutionsWorkersMoving ForwardInvitesConstructiveForums Author:Lewis Schiff
