Inspirational Quotes
2023, October 16th
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." – Albert Camus
The current change is so profound that it makes massive demans on us and at the same time we ainvited: to step out of the divide, to grow from within and then to find new solutions together by Co-Creation.
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2022, May 25th "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." – Albert Einstein
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2022, January 2nd "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." – Albert Camus
Following the years 2020 and 2021, the year 2022 represents an intermediate year of renewal and re-spair, the return of hope. A year, in which the "old normal" will - once again - not return. But possibly for that very reason, new paths to the future will become visible.
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2020, November 5th "We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
We treated the pandemic like a sprint in order manage it quickly. We spend a lot of energy and now the batteries are empty. But actually it is a marathon. Are we NOW ready to initiate positive sustainable change? A well-developed resilience enables us to mobilize our creative responsibility effectively.
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2020, October 6th "At the moment I often get asked when corona „ will be over“ and when everything will return to normal. My answer is: Never. There are historical moments when the future changes direction. We call them bifurcations. These times are right now.“ – Matthias Horx, Futurologist
At those bifurcation points we have the choice. We may decide for a regression or a transformation to a higher level. Would you like to actively shape the transformation at this historical bifurcation point in a constructive way?
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2020, March 16th "When something bad happens you have three choices: You can either 1. let it define you, 2. let it destroy you or you can 3. let it strengthen you." – Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
A well-developed Resilience allows us to handle daily challenges, demanding situations and crisis much more aware and constructive.
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2019, July 22nd “Innovation: Stop trying to change the big corporate tanker, be the speed boat and convince with results.“ - Annette Freund
Fighting AGAINST an existing reality is a waste of energy, better use that energy by fighting FOR your goals in creative & innovative ways.
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2019, January 2nd ”A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. ” - Nelson Mandela
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2018, November 30th ”If you want a new outcome,
Rewire your brain:
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2018, May 7th ”A fish only discovers its need for water when it is no longer in it. Our own culture is like water for the fish. It sustains us. We live and breathe through it.” - Fons Trompenaars
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2018, March 28th ”ALCHEMY OF LIFE The fire is hot, it burns the old, it hurts, it melts resistance, AND it transforms elementarily, it emerges the new, it allows your light to shine, and it raises your humble amazement. Thank you life!” - Annette Freund
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2018, February 12th ”Enormous energy is released when we finally drop our mask and dare to be ourselves.” - Frederic Laloux, Reinventing Organizations
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2017, December 20th ”The creative cosmos lies in the juncture of the given and the possible“ – Alfred Bast
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2017, May 18th ”We can't solve our problems by using the same kind of thinking we used to create them.” - Albert Einstein
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2017, March 01st ”And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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2016, December 19th „Where a glade opens up, the light can shine effectively.“ - Annette Freund
Glades show up, where people share their ideas and contribute, so that the big picture can accrue.
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2016, September 20th „Freedom is not in-dependency, but to consciously surrender to the inter-dependencies.“ - Annette Freund
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2016, August 30th "None of us is as smart as all of us.“ - Ken Blanchard
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2016, July 18th HAPPY SUMMERTIME!!! 2 men were chopping wood the entire day. One worked without any break and gained a good pile. The other one paused for 10 min after every 50 min of chopping. Even so at the end of the day his pile was much bigger than the other one. The first one asked "Why?" The other one answered: " Because during every break I did not only relax, but also sharpened the ax." 7th Habit "Sharpen the Saw!", Stephen Covey
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2016, May 26th "When I learned to fully engage with the light and the darkness I discovered the power in the ravines of my yearning and started to break free." - Annette Freund
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2016, May 9th “To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.” - Stephen R. Covey
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2016, April 11th „ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within us out into the world, miracles happen.” - Henry David Thoreau
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