“It's feeling the sense of responsibility, the sense of ownership, to step in, to try to solve any problem - and the humility to step back and embrace the better ideas of others. Your end goal, is what can we do together to problem-solve. I've contributed my piece, and then I step back.” TryingIdeasEndsFeelingsProblemTogetherGoalResponsibilityStepsPiecesHumilityEmbraceSolveTeamworkOwnershipSense Of Responsibility Author:Laszlo Bock
“Each of is an arm of Kannon, enabling Kannon to do her work. Like her, we're also overwhelmed, but when we reallize that the millions of pieces are all operating as one, then there's no problem. The reason we get overwhelmed is that we're attached to a certain result or taht we want to achieve a certain result or that we to achieve a certain goal. If we weren't attached we wouldn't be overwhelmed. It's endless. And we just take one step after the next” IfsWantReasonProblemCertainNextGoalResultsCompassionStepsMillionsPiecesAchieveArmsEndlessOverwhelmedNo ProblemEnablingLike Her Author:Bernie Glassman
“You cannot spend your life wanting to be someone else, snipping off pieces of yourself you don't like, and suddenly expect, upon reaching a goal, to be confident, self-accepting, rooted like an oak tree in your being.” SelfGoalAcceptingPiecesTreeIdentityReachingRootedOaksBe ConfidentOak TreeReaching Goals Book:Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment Source: Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment
“When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part.” TwoGoalLossPiecesHealthExerciseEatingWeightHardestExtrasPuzzlesWeight LossEating Right Book:Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life Source: Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life
“Outside observers often assume that the more complicted a piece of mathematics is, the more mathematicians admire it. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mathematicians admire elegance and simplicity above all else, and the ultimate goal in solving a problem is to find the method that does the job in the most efficient manner. Though the major accolades are given to the individual who solves a particular problem first, credit (and gratitude) always goes to those who subsequently find a simpler solution.” FirstsDoeProblemJobsIndividualGivenGoalPiecesParticularGratitudeMajorsSolutionsUltimateMathematicsMethodAssumingSimplicityCreditSolveAdmireEfficientMathematicianObserversEleganceUltimate GoalAccolades Author:Keith Devlin
“Ive never been the type of guy thats ever needed a lot of things or any fancy things, but my lifelong goal has always been to have a piece of land and a house.” GuyHouseGoalPiecesLandTypeNeededFancyLifelongType Of GuyFancy Things Author:Tyler Farr
“The biggest piece of advice that I give young comedians is: If it's your goal to get where I'm at, go do something else. Because you'll never get here. Never. The odds are so bad. Because not only do you have to be a really, really strong comedian but you also have to be lucky. And most people don't get that combination.” PeopleIfsGivingYoungStrongGoalPiecesAdviceLuckyCombinationComedianOdds Author:Ron White
“The goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man freedom, God has yielded to man a piece of His Divine authority, but with the intention that man himself would voluntarily bring it as a sacrifice to God, a most perfect offering.” MenGivingHumansGoalPerfectPiecesSacrificeDivineAuthorityIntentionOfferingHuman FreedomSacrifice To God Author:Theophan the Recluse
“Our goal in education should be to foster the ability to use the computer in everything you do, even if you don't have a specific piece of software for the job.” IfsShouldUseJobsGoalAbilityPiecesComputerSoftware Author:Seymour Papert