“That’s what accountability really is—fulfilling a promise to ourselves.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“The lighthouse does not qualify your distress; it does not ask if you are black or white, wealthy or less so, Democrat or Republican. It does not concern itself with where you stand on a particular issue. Nor does it blame you for being in the middle of the storm. Rather, its priority is how it might guide you toward safe harbor.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”
“The most difficult examinations are the ones that require us to take a hard look at ourselves and confront the things we don’t like.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“When we know what we are trying to achieve, we are less likely to be swayed by uninformed opinions and more inclined to make principled and ethical decisions.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“Stopping in and of itself is not enough, and if that is all you focus on, then you run the risk of becoming overly self-critical and inadequate. What do you want to start doing?”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“But it is when the storm rages that we fully understand the courage the lighthouse represents. When the sea becomes a tempestuous beast, the lighthouse transforms to an urgent beacon signaling the way toward shelter, courageously defying the elements.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“Uncompromising belief is not only about pushing back against something we disapprove of. It also requires us to stand for something, whether that be a principle, a cause, or another human being.”
Source: The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World
“Determination,
Diligence,
Discipline.”
“There Could be something more Dangerous Behind that Firewall `)”