“What do you actually need to manifest your best work? The answer is unusually simple. Essentially, you need clarity of purpose and energy. Work is not complex. Know your purpose. Be present. Act decisively, and don't be attached to the results of the action.”
Source: True Work: The Sacred Dimension of Earning a Living
“Here it comes, then: what we’re doing doesn’t really matter. You know how they always told us we’re indispensable? Not true. We’re dispensable. Highly dispensable. But since we’re here anyway, let’s make something of it. Let’s not get too caught up in identities and job titles. They’re usually only there to put some order in our day. Like summer camp, but with salaries instead of juice boxes. You’ll have to look elsewhere for the really essential stuff.”
“Criticism isn’t the enemy—fear is.”
Source: Fear OFF Work: Psychological Tools To Overcome Workplace Fears
“Vulnerability doesn’t mean breaking down at every challenge. It means being open about struggles, asking for help when needed, and acknowledging that no one has all the answers.”
Source: Fear OFF Work: Psychological Tools To Overcome Workplace Fears
“We will have to reckon with the old assumption that we can preserve the natural world by protecting wilderness areas while we neglect or destroy the economic landscapes—the farms and ranches and working forests—and the people who use them. That assumption is understandable in view of the worsening threats to wilderness areas, but it is wrong. If conservationists hope to save even the wild lands and wild creatures, they are going to have to address issues of economy, which is to say issues of the health of the landscapes and the towns and cities where we do our work, and the quality of that work, and the well-being of the people who do the work.”
Source: The Way of Ignorance and Other Essays
“Consider this tip about completing tasks: it is best to do more than required.”
“Make today the servant of your tomorrow.”
Source: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemy's Demise
“Holy gifts burn up in the hands of a man with the hellish pursuit of ease.”
Source: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemy's Demise
“Your excuses are rarely good reasons.”
Source: 9 Steps to Build a Life of Meaning: How to Unlock Your Mind, Happiness, Power, and Your Enemy's Demise
“When people break through the abstractions and labels they often find themselves on the same side with their opposites, especially once the discussion gets down to the reality of where people live, work, play, and raise their families. It is precisely because people want the same basic things in life, with obvious variations, that the ruling powers have driven their divide-and-rule strategies throughout history.”
Source: Breaking Through Power: It's Easier Than We Think