Jim's Personal Values

Jim at strada, Berkeley

La Strada, Berkeley

Vision, Mission, Values:

1.   To live content with small means;

2.   to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion;

3.   to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich;

4.   to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly;

5.   to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart;

6.   to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.

7.   In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious,

8.   grow up through the common.

9.   This is to be my symphony.[1]

Objectives:

1. Work With Joy

2. Work With Like-Minded Insurrectionists

3. Help Others Find Joy In Their Own Work

Strategies:

1. Surround Myself With Others Who Share A Similar Philosophy

2. Use The Power Of Teams To Accomplish Great Things

3. Orchestrate And Lead Others In Change

4. Break The Rules

5. Nurture and Mentor Those I Guide in Their Lifelong Learning and Development of Personal Mastery

Plans:

1. Present And Defend My Thoughts Publicly

2. Write And Publish My Ideas

3. Be A Friend To Those Dear To Me.

4. Do The Above Globally

[1] "William Henry Channing's Symphony" by Arthur Brisbane (an editorial from the Hearst Newspapers, ca. 1920)

 

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