| Some Favorite Quotations |
MY GENERAL PHILOSOPHY
- Have a bias toward action -- let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and the the first step right away. Indira Ghandi
- In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Eleanor Roosevelt
- In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it. Michelangelo
- We should all know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we mus understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color. Maya Angelo
- The creative adult is the child who has survived. Ursula K. LeGuinn, Author
CAREERS
- He is able who thinks he is able. The Buddha
- Any life career that you choose in following your bliss should be chosen with that sense – that nobody can frighten me off from this thing. And no matter what happens, this is the validation of my life and action. Joseph Campbell, Author, Editor, Philosopher, Teacher
- The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake. Alan Greenspan, Chairman Federal Reserve Bank
- Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be. The rest will work itself out. Reese Witherspoon, Actress
- The road to success is always under construction. Lily Tomlin, Comedienne
- Many of life’s failures are people who never realized how close they were to success until after they quit. Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor
- In the long run you hit only what you aim at. Therefore though you should fail immediately, you had better aim at something high. Henry David Thoreau, Philosopher
- Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers, Entertainer and Social Commentator
BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open. Lord Thomas Dewar, Whiskey Brewer
- The sign on the door of opportunity reads PUSH. Anonymous
I like to tell people that all of our products and business will go through three phases. There's
vision, patience, and execution.
The vision phase is full of excitement, vim, and vigor. Everything looks big and rosy. At that stage, we don't know what we don't know. Then you get into the patience stage, and that's tough. You have to cut out parts of the product that don't fit. You have to react to what the market is telling you. You get in trouble if you assume that you're going to reach critical mass quickly -- because it's most likely that you won't. Through all of these trials, you can't lose patience. Then you finally get to the execution stage, when you're tuning things up, tracking prices, and figuring out how to get more revenue.
That final execution phase can be a comfortable place to be. Frankly, the vision phase can be very comfortable, too. It's the patience phase that's really not comfortable at all. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
- If the bureaucratic trap is like a cage that restricts the opportunities for people to contribute all they can, the entrepreneurial trap is a void, a black hole into which people disappear when they lack direction or accountability. The issue is balance: enough breadth in jobs and decentralization in decisions to allow initiative and creativity, but enough discipline and direction and controls to focus local initiative on the highest priority tasks from the standpoint of the entire corporation. Attributed to Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is. Donald Trump, Real Estate Developer
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I was a client of Eileen's during a time in my life when I was unemployed and needing structure, focus and direction. She gave me the critical tools to be empowered and to empower others at the same time. My personal coaching sessions were fulfilling and gave me what I needed to continue my journey and find my way. Even after I became employed, which was one of my goals, the lessons that I learned from Eileen are still with me when I get stuck or need to re-examine my path and where my passions truly lie.
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Eileen has gently taken me places I've never thought I'd go. Our weekly conversation has such amazing resonance in my daily life, and I feel altogether more purposeful, powerful and playful.
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Eileen was a great help for me. Before speaking to her I was stuck in a rut, same job, same life and feeling trapped. I am now living in Italy, living the life I have always dreamed! It is wonderful and I couldn’t have done it without her!
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Eileen has been of enormous help in planning my new business. Given the enormous number of tasks associated with developing a start-up, she has helped me focus and prioritize, while at the same time helping me prepare for the life and business challenges ahead.
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Eileen is very knowledgeable in human nature and can quickly realize when procrastination is rearing its ugly head. She realizes that when we are trying to figure out our direction we are not always honest with ourselves in dealing with our weaknesses and strengths. Her insight helps her clients to wade through the doubt and chaos of our minds so that we can do positive things to get ourselves on the fast track to a wonderful career and more satisfying life. Eileen quickly becomes your friend. She is kind and direct in helping you obtain your goals. I recommend her highly.
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