Thursday, May 12, 2011

soundbytes: success

"Success is becoming in middle adulthood what we dreamed of in late childhood.  Everything else is simply evidence of loss of control." 
~ Nassim Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes
"Men who really change are the ones who have failed enough that they are broken beyond self-remedy."
~ Ray Ortlund, "How Men Change" (10.may.11)
"Don't waste your life on fatal success." 
~ John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life, p 46

2 comments:

  1. don't burn-out, keep writing; try at least once a week and if you write more then just delay the post and have an extra week off. don't quit max

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  2. Thanks for the encouragement, Andy! You can expect posting to resume this week. I took a brief hiatus to finish the school year strong, but am anxious to get back to it - especially with a kickstart like that one!

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