When there is tension, arguments and money problems, it's tough to do your work. Some people thrive on that. I don't.
See challenges vs. roadblocks.
You don't inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are.
Courage starts when the fun stops
I learned many lessons from my first race with my heroes. I learned it was easier to breathe when I cried, so I cried often and without shame. I learned that a teammate's faith in you can propel you up any mountain. I learned that winning requires an entirely different mind-set than not losing. I learned that the best teams in the world share not only their strengths but also their weaknesses. I learned that you don't inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are.
If there's anyone out there who has taken extreme to a new level, its Joe De Sena - in adventure racing, in business, and ultimately in the business of adventure! Spartan Up! is must-read.
Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career - which is very short.
Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.
And what has come to prevail in democracies is the very reverse of beneficial, in those, that is, which are regarded as the most democratically run. The reason for this lies in the failure properly to define liberty. For there are two marks by which democracy is thought to be defined: "sovereignty of the majority" and "liberty. " "Just" is equated with what is equal, and the decision of the majority as to what is equal is regarded as sovereign; and liberty is seen in terms of doing what one wants.
At the heart of the impulse to tell stories is a mystery so profound.