1. Next
generation donors want meaningful, hands-on engagement with the causes that
they care about and want to develop close relationships with the organizations
they give to, giving their time and talent as well as their treasure. – Katya Andresen
2. Starting the team journey is perhaps
the easiest part. The real difficulty is staying the course. The temptation to
retreat is real and pervasive. – Mark Miller
3. What I came away with from my trip
with Michigan State Basketball was that Russell Byrd is a natural leader. I
called him the mayor, the entire trip – I might be his biggest fan now! He
never missed an opportunity to engage with those traveling with him – his
teammates, his coaches, the team managers, us tag-along donors, the hotel
staff, etc. It might be a handshake, eye contact with a wink and a smile or
putting his arm around you and joking around. He was encouraging, always, he
kept a positive attitude even when his own performance, that night, wasn’t what
he would have wanted. While not having a good game, he set his own feelings
aside, to pick up those on his team, who were more skilled, who needed some
picking up. He put his team, before himself. – Tim Sackett
4. "He's got to understand that
lazy and crazy isn't going to make it work," Denver Nuggets Coach George Karl
said about Javale McGee. You can have amazing potential. You can have great
talent. At some point you have to produce results. If you have great potential
and are perceived to be lazy, the mothership starts becoming less patient with
your "quirks". – Kris Dunn
5. Trust flies like an arrow. Fruit
flies like a banana.
6. Don't ever apologize because you
have big dreams of seeing people rescued from darkness and brought into light.
Don't you EVER apologize for having a vision so huge that you know you can only
get there if God gets involved. Don't you EVER allow those who have no
enthusiasm make you feel bad for your excitement and belief that greater things
are coming. – Perry Noble
7. Conservatives and
Republicans feel a bit under siege these days because their views are not
officially in style. But the Cringe is not the way to deal with it. If you take
a stand, take a stand and take the blows. Many people would think that paying
more than half your salary in city, state, county and federal taxes is unjust.
Mr. Mickelson is not alone. – Peggy Noonan
8. Every day, whenever the issue of
ethical behavior confronts you, ask this question: “How would I like to be
treated in this situation?” Then take the advice of nineteenth-century novelist
George Eliot, who said, “Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right, decide on
what you think is right and stick to it.” – John Maxwell
9. On the day of my wedding, the pastor
said, "Tomorrow hundreds of people will be watching you on
the most important day of your life. Try to remember this: It's not a
performance; it's an experience." – Peter Bregman
10.
Talking about when his youngest daughter sleeps in his
bed,”Those big blue eyes are difficult to argue with. My heart is warmed by her
sweet “got daddy wrapped around my finger” request. It’s sweet alright, until 4
AM. That’s about the time I wake up to pee and discover the Blanket Bogart has stripped me of
any and all covering I might have started with when Jimmy Kimmel bid me
goodnight.” - Bruce Hamm
11.
Talking about his dog that had just died – “Backer loved rabbits, napping,
peanut butter, Nicholas & Ellie. He was not a fan of people, bikes, the
other dog in the house, and the Invisible Fence Installer, who was the only
person he successfully bit. One of his fondest memories was traveling with
twelve guys to his master’s Bachelor’s Party in 2003, which he may or may not
have consumed a small bit of tequila.” – Steve D’Avria
