‘We think that this is part of what it means to grow up, to be mature. We do what we should do instead of what we are called to do, and in the process lose touch with the very core of ourselves.’
‘I felt ravaged inside, not because I had failed at being a lawyer but because I had failed at something much more significant. I was living a life not of my own making, and not even trying to play a game I didn’t care about.’
‘You can get a great education for free if you’re willing to show up and be the dumbest one in the room for a while.’
‘When you’ve spent your entire existence walking as narrowly as possible on the path that teachers, parents, and schools have forged for you, it is hard to make your own way.’
‘All of our experiences, even the ones we regret as an abject waste of time, are still forming little interconnected nodes beneath the ground, ready to spring toward the sky when the time is right.’
‘The absurdly high level of unassailable hope, coupled with stubborness to keep trying in the face of abject failure, is absolutely what it takes to start a business in America.’
‘If you’re going on a first date and want to show you’re romantic or generous, bring a small gift. If you’re interviewing for a job in hospitality- show hospitality.’
‘I couldn’t articulated it at the time, but I have come to understand that part of the great secret sauce of building a great organization is a dedication to connection at all levels.’
‘What I had missed was that in my reactivity to top-down traditional rules, I had just replaced one kind of top-down rule structure with another one.’
‘I would find that over and over the key to making people feel free wasn’t complete as I had imagined- it was figuring out where the boundary line should be and offering freedom of expression within that space.’
‘To me, the act of friendship is synonymous with creating a chosen family. It is a lifelong bond that is a foundation to return to over time, distance, breakups, heartache, career shifts, and personal growth.’
‘You can’t create something new without having to let go of something old.’
‘What you get in sharing this power is so much stronger than what you give away. For one, it builds trust.’
‘Sometimes you learn the most about your values when someone steps all over them.’
‘An easy way to tell if where you work actually care about its mission and values is whether performance reviews are linked to it. Plenty of places say that they stand for one thing, but then evaluate, promote, and bonus their people based on another.’
Source
Erin Wade (2024). The Mac & Cheese Millionaire: Building a Better Business by Thinking Outside the Box
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