Arrogance holds you back. Humility propels you forward. Courage and humility: You’d be wrong if you said humility is kin to fear. Courage is the willingness and ability to fail and try… Continue reading
It was 1988. Jim Collins was a first year faculty at Stanford. Jim writes, “… I sought out Professor John Gardner for guidance on how I might become a better teacher. Gardner, former… Continue reading
The elusiveness of humility slapped me in the face while I stood at the hotel’s front desk this morning. I left my key in the room. I’ve done it so often that I’m… Continue reading
Let’s be honest. You don’t need to be humble to earn money, position, power, even admiration. Arrogant leaders “succeed”. Think of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian. (I Googled “arrogant celebrities.) Some… Continue reading
Imagine having your face on money while you’re still alive. That’s what happened to Sir Edmund Hillary many years after being the first man along with his Sherpa Tenzin Norgay to reach the… Continue reading
“It is not the mountains we conquer but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary On May 29, 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary conquered Mount Everest with his Sherpa friend and guide, Tenzin Norgay. As a result… Continue reading
