Sublime

I let go of needing to see how all of the dots were going to connect in the future, and instead I made a commitment to what had me feel more strong and expansive in the present. Instead of waiting to be inspired, I got disciplined. If I wanted to learn a certain skill, I put in the time and energy to learn that skill.

why letting go of—or at least holding more lightly—outcomes such as happiness and achievement, and instead focusing on building a durable foundation of groundedness, is the surest path to becoming happier and more successful.

The key in any organization is for people to be transparent about what their Zone of Genius is, and then map all activities to the right people through an areas of responsibility list (see chapter 21).

Your job is to hire, fire, review, reward, and recognize all of your people around core values and Unique Abilities®.

Bottom line: We’re going to ditch the unconscious expectations and patterns that make us weak. We’ll learn how to align our actions with a version of success that makes us truly strong. We’ll create greater alignment with what makes us stronger today instead of when — or if — we cross some fantasy rat-racer finish line. And as long as we don’t take

What you want is to cultivate quite the opposite: You must learn how to become a deeply disciplined half-ass.