"Vanity is the greatest seducer of reason: when you are most convinced that your work is important, that is when you are most under its spell." - Marcus Aurelius I love this quote. It reminds me how important it is to return regularly to the unadorned core of an action, idea, or belief. What it is without all the lipstick, pomp, and circumstance is often so simple that it feels relieving. #cultureinnovation #creationinnovation #communityinnovation (sketch courtesy of www.ArtPal.com/dhaarsart)
I love this one by MA too…I am never short on ideas but that is all they are…ideas…who cares unless they are tested, banged on, validated, and bonus/must also be scalable and sustainable…then and only then…there might be something to one of my ideas. Sure keeps me humble and focused…
Love this quote! I am most in flow when I see my work as in service to the universal life force. My hippie childhood is showing itself, but what I mean is when I focus on the higher purpose of the work - to make business more human - I take myself (and my ego, worries, reactivity) out of it.
Thank you for sharing Anna Love 🍀💡, great reminder.
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1wThank you Anna! This is a quote for the office marker board! If I feel like I'm the 'sage on the stage' instead of the 'guide on the side,' vanity and ego are winning, and I need to recalibrate the work.