Michelle Obama is a powerful example of someone who has learned how to align her actions with her values, manage boundaries across domains of life, and embrace change courageously. Stewart D. Friedman More Quotes by Stewart D. Friedman More Quotes From Stewart D. Friedman The only failure is the failure to learn from conscious and deliberate efforts to make things better, even if those attempts fall short of the mark. Stewart D. Friedman effortconsciousfall The key to overcoming resistance to change is to frame your actions and continually adjust them as you move forward to so that those who might be affected by any changes see them as useful and beneficial for them. This isn't as hard as it sounds. You just have to be vigilant in paying attention to how you're influencing the lives of people who matter. Stewart D. Friedman keyspeoplemoving The more attention we can devote to helping developing leaders tune in to their core values - drawing on their real experience and their true aspirations in life - the more likely it is they'll make smart choices about how and where to invest their talents. Stewart D. Friedman smartdrawingreal Family, community, and the realm of the private self - your mind, body, and spirit - are all important sources of the inspiration, support, and ideas we all need to lead the lives we want. Stewart D. Friedman inspirationselfideas You really can choose to be the leader you want to be, in all parts of your life, if you take seriously the idea that there's a purpose to your life worth pursuing because it matters not just to you but to others. Consciously and deliberating devoting effort to realizing this idea is ennobling, though never without some struggle. Stewart D. Friedman effortstruggleideas I'm a humanist and an optimist. Stewart D. Friedman optimisthumanist I find that many people have a hard time, at first, in painting a compelling image of an achievable future; to envision their legacy, that is. Often this is because they're afraid to commit for fear of failure. Stewart D. Friedman hard-timeslegacypeople The act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now. Stewart D. Friedman envisioningwhat-mattersmean I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees and employers - now has this issue top of mind. Stewart D. Friedman issuesmindmen
