“Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others.” WorldFriendshipCompanyFitTravelExpectationsResponseCuriosityTemperTraveling AloneCompany We Keep Author:Alain de Botton
“Running a successful, growing company in Silicon Valley can create an ironic sort of depression and delusion. The better you're doing, the higher the stakes, and higher expectations for you to win. Maybe that's why people say it's so hard. But that doesn't make it hard. That just makes it distracting.” PeopleHardRunningWinningCompanySuccessfulGrowingHigherExpectationsDelusionValleysIronicStakesSiliconSilicon Valley Author:David Ulevitch
“A picnic may well be a metaphor for life. The essentials for happiness are the right company, moderate if sanguine expectations and a reasonable standard of physical sustenance and comfort, the whole being bedeviled by the belief that there is always something better to be had if only one presses on.” IfsWellsMayWholeBeliefCompanyComfortEssentialsStandardsExpectationsPressesMetaphorReasonableModeratesSomething BetterSustenancePicnicsSanguine Author:P. D. James
“Truth be told, there are lots of companies that provide exemplary phone support. DirecTV, Virgin America and Apple are a few that regularly exceed my expectations.” AmericaCompanySupportTruth IsExpectationsPhonesApplesVirginsExceedExemplaryTruth Be Told Author:Gary Hamel
“The more successful the unit, the more difficult it is to make sure that the large company doesn't put the same expectations on it as it does for the rest of the company. When it's a new venture, whether it's outside or inside the business, it's a child. And you don't put a 40-pound pack on a 6-year-old's back when you take her hiking.” YearsChildrenDoeDifficultCompanySuccessfulExpectationsPoundsHikingPacksVentureUnitsBack WhenLarge CompaniesNew Ventures Author:Peter Drucker
“Since we can no longer rely on the company for security, it must come from within. For people who know who they are and what they're called to do, it will be a world of great opportunity. For those who continue to define themselves in terms of the expectations and opinions of others, it will be a world of pain and frustration.” PeopleKnowsWorldPainOpportunityTermCompanyOpinionSecurityExpectationsRelyFrustrationGreat Opportunity Book:Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career Source: Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career