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Mind: An Innovator’s Journey: 5 Lessons Learned
Martin Roesch, developed Snort, an open-source cybersecurity project, and later he founded Sourcefire, which was eventually acquired by Cisco. As a first-time entrepreneur and “ideas guy,” he learned the success of both the company and the product that are not just impactful lessons to help entrepreneurs, but are some good thoughts on having an impact regardless of your role or organization.
Body: 14 Attributes of Greatness
David Hemery, an Olympic gold medalist, set out in the mid-1980s to discover what truly makes a winner by interviewing 62 of the world’s top athletes across 22 sports. His research, detailed in Sporting Excellence: A Study of Sport’s Highest Achievers, revealed common traits among elite athletes, suggesting that while talent is necessary, other factors like mindset and habits also play a critical role. We gotta do the work––not to be great, but to do great things.
Soul: How Can I Kill My Selfishness?
“Selfishness is a many-headed monster. It is, in a sense, the most destructive disease of the human soul.” So, we gotta kill it. It is fundamentally opposed to what Christ teaches and undermines spiritual growth. We kill it by cultivating a deep love and admiration for Christ. What happens is our selfish impulses are naturally replaced. John Piper includes a quote from Charles Spurgeon in this article that emphasizes this: “Selfishness, is as foreign to Christianity as darkness to light.”