From Michael Abrashoff in his book, It’s Your Ship:

“As I saw it, my job was to create the climate that enabled people to unleash their potential. Given the right environment, there are few limits to what people can achieve.”

Leaders aren’t meant to impose a climate—they’re meant to create one. One that’s shaped by listening, not control. When people feel seen, supported, and trusted, they thrive. And when they thrive, everything changes.

I’m definitely aligned with the “tired”.

A quote by David French about America is displayed on a yellow background with a partial view of a book cover titled "The Road to Wisdom" by Francis S. Collins.

Grace does not make the hard thing go away; grace illumines the hard thing with eternal meaning and purpose.

Rosaria Butterfield, The Gospel Comes With a House Key

“Mastery is the best goal because the rich can’t buy it, the impatient can’t rush it, the privileged can’t inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.”

đź’¬ Derek Sivers

“It’s never a good time to sacrifice for others, but it’s always the right time to sacrifice for others.” (Alan Noble, On Getting Out of Bed)

Francis S. Collins in The Road to Wisdom:

“Apparently most of us suffer from this kind of delusion: Faced with a topic where we have no special expertise, we tend to overestimate our ability.”

This quote brought to mind a post that Adam Grant published to Instagram earlier this week.

A man and a woman sit across from each other at a table with drinks, accompanied by the caption, Let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence."

Annie Dillard:

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

This idea (and reality) has been one of the most challenging to impart to my kids as I’ve tried to equip them for their post-high school, young adult lives. They seem to be anti-planning/scheduling.

Aditi Nerurkar, MD:

It’s easy to feel isolated or prefer to be alone when you’re stressed. But connecting with others from time to time can help decrease your stress, even if you’re an introvert.

It’s during these times that it is best to act and make decisions based on what you know rather than what you feel. Not always easy though. Especially when you’re in the thick of it. I’m trying to be more mindful and intentional about this since I know my default is to withdraw and isolate.

Look back in memory and consider…how many have robbed you of life when you were not aware of what you were losing, how much was taken up in useless sorrow, in foolish joy, in greedy desire, in the allurements of society, how little of yourself was left to you; you will perceive that you are dying before your season!

Seneca, ‘On the Shortness of Life’