Morning Briefings

You can always tell when a man is not living in the purpose for which God created him. You sense his unrest. You get a feeling something is not quite right, even if you can’t put your finger on what it is. When you are around a man who is fulfilling his calling and doing what he was created to do, you’re aware of his inner direction, confidence and deep security.

– Stormie Omartian
The Power of a Praying Wife

Christ learned about his mission while he was cutting wood and making chairs, beds and cabinets. He came as a carpenter to show us that–no matter what we do–everything can lead us to the experience of God’s love.

– Paulo Coelho
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

We’re afraid of failure and we’re afraid of success. We’re afraid of dying young and we’re afraid of growing old. We’re more afraid of life than we are of death.

– Marianne Williamson
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”

What happened to my generation is that we never grew up. The problem isn’t that we’re lost or apathetic, narcissistic or materialistic. The problem is we’re terrified.

– Marianne Williamson
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”

My son, keep your father’s commands and do not forsake your mother’s teachings. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.

– Proverbs 6:20, 22 from
Proverbs for Parenting

Cash is what keeps the doors open and pays the bills. As my mother used to say, ‘Sales fixes everything.’

– Guy Kawasaki
Five most important lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur

Just like in other human relationships, intimacy can’t be forced; it must be chosen.

– Regi Campbell
About My Father’s Business: Taking Your Faith to Work

The people with whom a person works, and especially subordinates, know in a few weeks whether he or she has integrity or not. They may forgive a person for a great deal: incompetence, ignorance, insecurity or bad manners. But they will not forgive a lack of integrity in that person. Nor will they forgive higher management for choosing him.

– Peter F. Drucker
The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done

For it is character through which leadership is exercised; it is character that sets the example and is imitated. Character is not something one can fool people about.

– Peter F. Drucker
The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done

As St. Ignatius of Loyola would say, ‘The longest journey you’ll ever take is from your head to your heart.’

– Subscriber and Mentor to the Morning Briefing editor,
Myrna Larson