Learning to live together

We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.

-- Robert Fulghum

Overcoming your fear of failure

PickTheBrain Blog has an entry entitled "Overcome the Fear of Failure."

"Consider the cost of missed opportunities", writes PickTheBrain.com.

"The biggest risk that people fail to consider is the benefit they lose by avoiding high risk/high reward opportunities. In his guide to career planning, Netscape founder Marc Andreesen compares a well managed career to a diversified portfolio. The ideal career contains a wide range of job opportunities (some risky, some safe) that combine to form a relatively safe career with a high potential for growth. Taking high risk opportunities is essential because they offer the greatest reward:"

"The issue is that without taking risk, you can’t exploit any opportunities. You can live a quiet and reasonably happy life, but you are unlikely to create something new, and you are unlikely to make your mark on the world." [read more]

Ethics in Business

"Those who care about their character and consistently struggle to be good and decent people invariably have better relationships than those who prefer a morally flexible approach.

Traits like honesty, responsibility, compassion, and respect may seem like naïve and expensive luxuries in the hurly-burly competition for advantage, but they are priceless assets when it comes to building sustainable and rewarding relationships with spouses, children, friends, and co-workers. In the end, good relationships marked by love, trust, respect, and kindness are essential to all enduring forms of happiness."

-- Michael Josephson