Chris Parry
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Chris Parry
One must seek Knowledge, but be a little wary of finding it. Perhaps excessive, but one could say the idea of possessing knowledge represents a kind of complacency. This is what Socrates meant: Once you think you know, you stop looking. You cease your wonder.
Simon Sarris • Long Distance Thinking
Define Your Way of Life
"But beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life."
This is my favorite insight from the letter: Identify how you want to live, not what you want to achieve.
So often people focus all their energy on the summits—but complet
... See moreThe only escape is to think differently, and lean into the uncomfortable complexity and paradox inherent within the infinite possibilities of an uncertain future.
To gain certainty, we must embrace fuzziness. Where the operationally driven leader manufactures an artificial sense of certainty — often in the form of clear targets and goals — the pioneering leader feels no such need. As such a leader, you're comfortable making progress while only having a fuzzy sense of the potential destination. You don't wait
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Note the arrowhead in figure 4.1 — it consists of strategy, leadership and culture. These three elements influence the direction in which an enterprise moves: towards enduring relevance or towards decline.
‘Let go of certainty,' says author and journalist Tony Schwartz. ‘The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides.'
"I am not a fool, but I respect your sincerity in asking my advice. I ask you though, in listening to what I say, to remember that all advice can only be a product of the man who gives it. What is truth to one may be disaster to another. I do not see life through your eyes, nor you through mine. If I were to attempt to give you specific a
... See moreTO MAKE PROGRESS, WE MUST AVOID SUCCESS. It's tempting to declare victory, and to feel as though we have ‘made it'. But pioneering leaders know this is an infinite game we're playing — one with no finish line. You always have more opportunities to learn, grow and develop to stay relevant. Sure — you'll have small wins along the way. But constructiv
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