"The 3 needs of highly productive people:
- Know me for what I do best
- Focus me
- Surround me with like-valued people
[Care for me with these] and I'll win for you."
-Marcus Buckingham
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3 Needs of Highly Productive People
Posted on August 23rd, 2018
Quote about care and passion in visual design
Posted on August 14th, 2018
I was talking with my new friend John this afternoon. He is Director of Facilities and we will not only be working closely with our job responsibilities having a symbiotic nature; but we have already learned share a kindred spirit for philosophy and appreciation of design. He shared this quote that one of his professors uttered on the first day of class when he was in school about how intentional and immersed she wanted students to put their care and passion into visual design!
"When you spit on the sidewalk I want you to worry about what kind of pattern it makes."
-Leslie Wiseman (via John Nowacki @ 1969 University of Detroit Architecture School)
Cultivate the Awareness of Beauty
Posted on July 22nd, 2018
"The definition of an artist is: One who cultivates the awareness of beauty."
—Sen. John Russcon (1836)
This was shared with me by a man who found me after the service where I was recognized and announced that I was leaving. He wished to share this with me as a thank you and an encouragement to continue cultivating. I am grateful for so many amazing words and gestures from people who thanked me and wished me well.
Wisdom for this day
Posted on February 5th, 2017
"Lord God Omniscient, give me wisdom this day to worship and work aright and be well-pleasing to You. Lord, interpret Yourself to me more and more in Your fullness and beauty."
-Oswald Chambers
Likeable people choose their words
Posted on February 15th, 2016
"The words you use impact the attitude of others.
"For example, you don't have to go to a meeting; you get to go meet with other people. You don't have to create a presentation for a new client; you get to share cool stuff with other people. You don't have to go to the gym; you get to work out and improve your health and fitness.You don't have to interview job candidates; you get to select a great person to join your team.
"We all want to associate with happy, enthusiastic, fulfilled people. The words you choose can help other people feel better about themselves--and make you feel better about yourself, too."
I read this thought shared in an article on inc.com by Jeff Haden. This is #9 from his list of "11 things that exceptionally likeable people do"
Remember the I Am
Posted on November 4th, 2014
Pray about it.
Write about it.
Share about it.
I like the idea in these thoughts that my friend shared from a book he has been reading. It talks about how we can find success in breaking through the old patterns that we want freedom from...
I die to self by the act of belonging to Christ.
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
-Galatians 5:24 (ESV)
What is my identity?
...all will sing out hallelujah, all will cry out hallelujah
Remember the I Am:
By resisting the beginner’s mind, you make yourself more prone to repeat yourself than to create something new. The attempt to avoid failure, in other words, makes failure more likely. Paying attention to the present moment without letting your thoughts and ideas about the past and the future get in the way is essential.
-Ed Catmull
While we strive for a sinless life, we know we will never be those who need no repentance. We stumble, we fall, but your love and grace helps us to know that our sins may be forgiven. May we know your warm forgiveness and heaven’s joy. Amen.
-Unknown
Light reveals/creates something beautiful; while darkness breeds destruction. May we confess to one another so we might magnify God's beauty. I will lift high Jesus' name by my surrender to Him.
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
-Jesus of Nazareth (John 12:32 ESV)
If a person attracts through his personality, that becomes his appeal. If, however, he is identified with the Lord Himself, then the appeal becomes what Jesus Christ can do. The danger is to glory in men, yet Jesus says we are to lift up only Him.
-Oswald Chambers
I commit to carrying this thought with me today.
Hands Head and Heart
Posted on October 27th, 2014
He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.
-St. Francis of Assisi
Perspective of life is revealed in beauty of nature and people
Posted on July 11th, 2014
I read this prayer this morning and have found encouragement in it. I've been contemplating it as my morning moves along.
"Heavenly Father, our lives are full of distractions and our focus on you is sometimes lost. Today, let us stop to behold your majesty, revealed in the beauty of nature an in your children. Amen."
Here are a few photos (that help me consider those thoughts and remember perspective) from last week's camping trip with some dear friends of ours.
Minimalism Fuels Creativity
Posted on May 30th, 2014
Simplify and minimize - external order creates internal possibility
Quote - on debt and creativity
Posted on September 7th, 2013
"The trick is from the business side, to try to be fiscally responsible so you can be creatively reckless."
-Tom Rothman (Via 99u.com/workbook/18034/on-debt-and-creativity)
I like this reminder. It goes along with my tagline:
achieving the greatest intersection of stewardship and creativity
Creative Director | Process Architect. Design Strategist. Leadership Coach.