Joseph Norman

Optimistic digital writer | I share quotes, stories & earned insights on life & leadership from 10+ yrs managing teams as an English major | Let's connect! :)

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In my mid 20s, there were a few years when I'd go on late night runs with my buddy on the canal path near his house.

We'd meet at a gas station — like the characters — & we’d call them our ‘Socrates runs’ in homage to this book. Now we do coffee walks. :)

9 impactful quotes.🧵

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Although I haven’t been running as much lately, last night I ran a trail race.

On the way home I realized I’ve been lugging the same black Nike duffel bag to races for 20 years.

Life Lessons
- have hobbies that love you back
- buy things based on lifetime value

Much love. :)

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Thoughts on demanding the best for yourself & what that might look like. Enjoy! :)

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A reflection & quotes from Ryan Holiday's book Courage is Calling. Enjoy! :)

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Morning Motivation

“Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” - Bruce Lee in ‘Striking Thoughts’

Failure is a result, not a character trait. Embrace it. :)

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From my morning reading in Bruce Lee’s Striking Thoughts:

“I don’t like to wear stuffy clothes & be at places where everyone is trying to impress each other.”

This gets more true to me every year I get older.

Run your own race. :)

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Our little lady’s current thing is - mid change - to pop up & flee the scene in her new diap. Pants free.

She giggles yelling, “runaway!”

Tonight’s twist…

“Joy Joy’s stinky!”

10 minutes later I realized she wasn’t joking. 💩

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@polak_jasper Good question, Jasper!

Emotional Intelligence

Was torn between 1, 2, & 3, but I feel like EQ can drive better empathy & communication. So I take the meta-skill. :)

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Nighttime Noodling

"It is up to you to set your price. Ask for less and that is just what you will get. Ask for more, however, and you send a signal that you are worth a king's ransom." - Robert Greene in the April 20 entry of The Daily Laws

Know your worth. :)

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Lunchtime Leadership

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. - Lao Tzu

People buy into what they help create. Involve them in the planning. Empower them in the process. :)

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Nighttime Noodling

"If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path." — Buddha

Life is a team sport. :)

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Lunchtime Leadership

"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates

People buy into what they help create. :)

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Morning Motivation

"Fortune favors the brave." - Publius Terence

Bravery doesn't have to be doing something bold or seemingly impossible.

It could just be finally taking the first step on that project or calling that person you've been thinking about.

Action cures fear. :)

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Nighttime Noodling

“Man conquers the world by conquering himself.” - Zeno

Life is an inside game with external feedback. :)

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Lunchtime Leadership

"Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people." — John D. Rockefeller

Leadership is a long term game. It's building people up in skill set & self confidence brick by brick. :)

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Morning Motivation

Empty your cup.

"In order to taste my cup of water you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all of your preconceived fixed ideas and be neutral. Do you know why this cup is so useful? Because it is empty."- Bruce Lee in Striking Thoughts

Mojo Monday :)

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Tracked this Kobe Bryant list down from a magazine the other day. My father-in-law had it posted up at their house because he’s been working on his pickle ball game.

No joke. Haha. He’s a competitive guy.

Some gold in there. :)

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Nighttime Noodling

"The door's open but the ride ain't free." - Bruce Springsteen in 'Thunder Road'

Is The Boss one of the better musical storytellers of all time? Your thoughts... :)

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Lunchtime Leadership

“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born—that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” —Warren Bennis, scholar, organizational consultant, and author

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Morning Motivation

"Failure is the condiment that gives success it's flavor." - Truman Capote

It makes for better stories as well. Everyone loves a Hero's Journey. :)

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Nighttime Noodling

“Knowledge is no guarantee of good behavior, but ignorance is a virtual guarantee of bad behavior.” - Martha Nussbaum

Keep working on your craft. :)