
Today’s Quote of the Day
"Heart is USELESS unless you lose the ego."
– Barbara Ling
Morning!
Rayanne wrote a wonderful post over at RecruitingBlogs.com entitled:
You Gotta Have Heart
The article focuses on recruiting and includes:
…I guess the thing is…, you can win with skill and experience, but will it really matter without "heart?" Without skill and experience, you do not have a shot at winning if you don’t "heart." How many recruiters are left in the game right now that don’t have heart? That don’t love this sport? That aren’t driven by love of making placements or connecting good people? That impetus, the desire to succeed in this industry can be driven by many factors, money being one. Those driven by money have probably struggled quite a bit over the last two years. Those driven by their hearts have probably fared better….MORE…
The article is quite good; I highly recommend you read it!
I’d like to add my take on the quote, however –
You can have all the heart, skills and ability in the world, but if you let your ego get into the way of reality, it’s all for naught.
Meaning, of course:
Always be open to new paths of thought, even if…they cause you to re-examine your own inner strength and qualities.
It might be scary to do, but hey, reality doesn’t care.
But your future success will depend upon it.
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
