framed

an interviewer recently asked me what the best piece of advice i ever received was. i couldn’t decide. it was either, “be careful what you’re good at,” or “ask forgiveness, not permission,” or “do good work and put it where people can see it.” tell me yours. i’ll frame it in forsythia.

forsythia

saint paul, minnesota

  • speak soft and takes a good stick (in sense figurative, of course)

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  • Anne Lloyd says:

    Practicality is making the best of a situation. Ingenuity is turning it around.

    Author unknown. Found this on a card in the late 1970s, and tried to keep it as a reminder ever since.

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  • Dede says:

    The real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

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  • Ann says:

    Progress can’t come from simply breaking down the ideas of others. It comes from listening and offering better solutions.

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  • Erica says:

    “Es ist nicht genug, zu wissen, man muß auch anwenden; es ist nicht genug zu wollen, man muß auch tun.” – Goethe. Or as Mark likes to remind the kids (daily): Knowing and doing are two different things.

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  • Sarah says:

    “Take advantage of every unfair advantage you’re given.”

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  • Nielz says:

    „Mach es sofort!“
    „Do it instantly!“
    Works super for things like „Nah, will put that stuff away later“ or „I’ll take it out next time i go to the garbage“

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