Words of great business owners to inspire you to success
Achieving success is an intentional process that requires ambition, dedication, discipline, motivation, passion, and consistency. Every entrepreneur has no choice but to hold steadfastly to their dreams and visions, however, most fall out when challenges arise.
Having successful mentors and few great words to guide you can positively impact the pace of your drive and push you to achieve the success that will not only benefit you but the world around you. Whether you need a motivational, inspiration, or a hard nudge in the right direction these 20 inspirational business quotes are sure to set off a chain of innovative ideas and keep you going in a successful direction.
pandemic restrictions.
For the first time since the tradition began, the State of the School address by the dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs is being delivered in a virtual format, allowing viewers to stream the presentation from their homes.
In her address, Dean Laura Bloomberg focused on the many challenges the Humphrey School, and the nation, faced over this past year, as well as the opportunities that lie ahead.
Bloomberg noted the coronavirus pandemic is only one of several major crises that emerged in 2020; unprecedented and devastating weather events occurred as a result of climate change, and the outrage over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers pushed the issue of racial inequities and public safety into the forefront of public debate.
How to (re)learn the art of listening
I had been a bad listener most of my life.
Then I fixed that a few years ago.
The result?
A thread on learning the art of listening v2.0
(with lessons from movies)
It’s because we tend to have:
1) an inability to be present
2) the fear of being wrong
3) a desire for validation
4) a feeling of superiority
5) a lack of curiosity
6) the urge to impress
A couple of gems from Dee Hock:
“Communication would be vastly improved if everyone who wrote and spoke were content to be understood without needing to be admired.”
There’s a dynamic balance between the innovation and resiliency benefits of the messy, creative ferment of many smaller competitors, and an oligopoly or monopoly’s scale economies, says Intrepid Ventures' Eric Grover.