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The gifts of imperfection

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The Gifts of Imperfection Brene Brown The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button. If we can’t stand up to the  never good enough  and  who do you think you are?  we can’t move forward. “Courage is like—it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.” Connection: The energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard or valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from relationships Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now, not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is. Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.   Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience...

Making Ideas Happen

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Making Ideas Happen Scott Belsky MAKING IDEAS HAPPEN = (THE IDEA) + ORGANIZATION AND EXECUTION + FORCES OF COMMUNITY + LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY A surplus of ideas is as dangerous as a drought. The tendency to jump from idea to idea to idea spreads your energy horizontally rather than vertically. Recognizing the tendency to bask in idea generation is the first step toward managing your energy to ensure a tangible outcome. Every project in life can be reduced into these three primary components. Action Steps are the specific, concrete tasks that inch you forward: redraft and send the memo, post the blog entry, pay the electricity bill, etc. References are any project-related handouts, sketches, notes, meeting minutes, manuals, Web sites, or ongoing discussions that you may want to refer back to. It is important to note that References are not actionable—they are simply there for reference when focusing on any particular project. Fina...