I concur – taking a balanced approach to life is sound counsel.

PS
I’m checking on the books – should have that information later today. Thanks Rob.

Thanks for the great observations. I’m a big fan of Jeffersonian principles. I’ve visited Monticello on many occasions, and each time it’s as if it was my first tour. He was a complex man, but nonetheless a brilliant thinker on many levels. Thanks for stopping by Ron.

One of my favorite insights is the Socrates quote “I know that I know nothing”.
This leads one to constantly attempt, as best as we can, to get out of our own way when thinking and evaluate our perspective, prejudices and bias. Your post addresses this in item 2 and expounds upon it in other notes. With that said I honestly believe that the essence of personal and thought maturation as a C level executive, parent or leader who aspires to influence and inspire is found in a simple mantra I hold very dear “When we think we’re good – we’re not. When we think we know – we don’t.”

Great post my friend.

Dan

This is a nice post i like when you talk about personal development because we seldom do that and we don’t look in to that so often. But all we can look in to as C-level executives and even our staff members needs to be developed so that we can all walk in the same direction having a strong solid team in our organisations and thats the path for a greater success.

Oarabile

You reminded me of a recent quote by Mike Tomlin. He said: “If you’re not getting better, I don’t care what business you’re in, you’re a dead man.”

The fact that we never arrive at a plain of perfection should also keep us mindful of our mortality and interdependence as creatures; and act as a check, as we advance in knowledge, on a natural propensity towards arrogance and elitism. This should, in turn, give us an appreciation for the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson who said that ‘that government is best which governs least’.

I always look forward to your posts as they always get me thinking.

Thanks,

Ron