“When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he [she] exists.
Next best is a leader who is loved.
Next, one who is feared.
The worst is one who is despised.
If you don’t trust the people, you make them untrustworthy.
The Master doesn’t talk, he [she] acts.
When his [her] work is done, the people say, “Amazing: we did it all by ourselves.” – Lao-Tze in Tao Te Ching
“Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous.” – Ravi Zacharias
“There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust.” – James Madison
“Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others?” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership…. People don’t like to follow pessimists.“ – Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company
“We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.” – George Washington (1786)
“The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell
To Truly Win
by Michael Doyle
What does it mean to truly win
And in explaining this, where we do begin
It is the servant king who in humility
Gives to each follower and person their dignity
Going back to the basics of the cross
We find victory and not our loss
Following the way that Jesus in His ways
Grants us the blessings in our days
Winning is not a matter of possession
Nor it is the fixation of our obsessions
It's the miracle of giving love away
And that no matter how much you give, it stays
To serve others is the wisest path
The practice of the servant leader does this math
Of understanding these sorts of things
And all of the meaning these actions bring
To truly win, you must finally surrender
To the ways of God, and in so doing, tender
That the putting of our will aside to live God's will
This is the winning edge that pays the ultimate bill
We are here to live together, serving one another
Remembering that each person is a sister or brother
It is in and with this respect for dignity
That each of us finds our only true authority
Selfless in thinking of others with humility
This is the truest way of emulating divinity
Set apart as the Church of serene holiness
Is the winning of rising above life's loneliness
This then is the winning and best game plan
Living love humbly and serving where you can
When you love God and neighbor with all your heart
Then you, my friend, are off to a very fine start
(c) February 9, 2021 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” – Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
“Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.” – George Mason (1788)
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