The essence of leadership
The essence of leadership is making up your own mind and then being able to take other people with you. Eva Cox
Making Up
Making up characters and
Making up characters and places and plots, unlike fixing your plumbing or doing dishes, is anything but practical or rational. I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. Etgar Keret
But there’s a big
But there’s a big difference between, say, reporting on a story and simply making up a story. Errol Morris
They [the Travelers] know
They [the Travelers] know everything about the year that they’re coming into. But you can know everything and still be tripped up by the little stuff that you didn’t notice. And one character’s Facebook page is made up of lies. It’s an interesting comment on what’s been going on the last few months. We cannot … Read more
I think they find
I think they find it – they find me quite confusing, because – they know the music, but they don’t know anything about me because I keep a very private lifestyle so they end up making up stories as such. But I don’t really concern myself too much about them. Enya
If you take a
If you take a few days to write an outline, you’re just making up scenes that you think will work, that you think will be interesting. But as you write it, other ideas occur – better ideas that have to do with what you’re writing. Elmore Leonard
If you really want
If you really want me to be safe, maybe it’s time.\” \”I’d just feel safer if you’d start sleeping in a coffin.\” Just then my door creaked open. Billy’s expression turned to surprise. \”Get out!\” I said, hopping off the bed. \”Uh…we are making up lyrics to a song.\” But that didn’t keep Billy out. … Read more
I\\’ll protect myself by
I’ll protect myself by making up all this crazy stuff. It’ll be like a little shell. Like an Easter egg shell that’s all decorated. Edie Brickell
Don\’t seek happiness. If
Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ever elusive, but freedom from unhappiness is attainable now, by facing what is rather than making up stories about it. Eckhart Tolle
Instead of making up
Instead of making up stories, stay with the facts. For example, \”I am ruined\” is a story. It limits you and prevents you from taking effective action. \”I have 50 cents left in my bank account\” is a fact. Eckhart Tolle