on not living a paper-thin life
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on not living a paper-thin life
Conviction
The document delves into the importance of conviction in business ownership, detailing the role of explicit and implicit convictions in investing decisions and the concept of Quality in company assessment.
greenlealane.comI’m thinking about conviction, because it is so rare.
A lot of people start off with conviction, but life, hardships, and other people’s opinions get in the way, and they stop believing in the greatness of their own ideas.
I’ve met intelligent types with lots of skills and advantages at their disposal. But they usually don’t know where to go with the... See more
A lot of people start off with conviction, but life, hardships, and other people’s opinions get in the way, and they stop believing in the greatness of their own ideas.
I’ve met intelligent types with lots of skills and advantages at their disposal. But they usually don’t know where to go with the... See more
sari azout • Taste, Conviction, Elon Musk
Faith is a deeply held conviction that there is a higher meaning in life that cannot be proved by outer events.
Phil Stutz • Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You
But, then, ultimately, we get to this somewhat stark moment of conviction – a decision without certainty but with some level of instinct and belief. The work you’ve done is a big input, but then, I find there’s something else, too. It’s some combination of understanding, excitement, experience, gut, and fear. And this process repeats throughout our... See more
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures)
No, we persuade people through the gospel that we preach, the beliefs and ideologies that we hold for which we are even willing to suffer. This is the definition of conviction. We’re willing to stand firm on a belief even if we are the only ones standing.
Marcus Collins • For the Culture
Your young man needs convictions and they can't come from you. Convictions come from hearing the voice of the Lord. They come from having a holy fear of God and knowing in your heart of hearts his will for you. Convictions allow a man to steady his walk in order to stay on the narrow road that leads to life.
To be able to hear the voice of the Lord,
... See moreStephen Zollos • Time for the Talk
I mentioned that implicit conviction “comes from something deeper than the cause and effect we perceive in the unfolding of events.” What exactly is this deeper -something? My first attempt to answer this question happened spontaneously, over a decade ago: “Some companies have a soul,” I found myself saying to a friend over lunch, “others are just ... See more
Anonymous • Conviction
Not money.
Not intelligence.
Not access.
Conviction.
I’ve met a lot of people who are very intelligent and have an awesome (in the literal sense) arsenal of skills and advantages at their disposal.
But that doesn’t make them dangerous, because they usually don’t know where to go with all of this. (In fact,