“It’s impossible to run a successful startup without working with other people, and when you work with other people there’s always some level of conflict. Conflict can be intimidating, anxiety-inducing and exhausting. I’ve spent a lot of time, as an entrepreneur and as a human, trying to avoid conflict. But the reality is that conflict is an entirely natural part of any human relationship, and if you manage it with caution and empathy, conflict can even make your work better….”
“This is from the Dalai Lama: ‘If we have been reborn time after time, it is evident that we have needed many mothers to give birth to us…. the first cause bringing about bodhicitta is the recognition that all beings have been our mother. The love and kindness shown us by our mother in this life would be difficult to repay. She endured many sleepless nights to care for us when we were helpless infants. She fed us and would have willingly sacrificed everything, including her own life, to spare ours. As we contemplate her example of devoted love, we should consider that each and every being throughout existence has treated us this way. Each dog, cat, fish, fly, and human being has at some point in the beginningless past been our mother and shown us overwhelming love and kindness. Such a thought should bring about our appreciation….” [read more]
The Tao te Ching says:
“There is no greater misfortune
than underestimating your enemy.
Underestimating your enemy
means thinking that he is evil.
Thus you destroy your three treasures
and become an enemy yourself.
When two great forces oppose each other,
the victory will go
to the one that knows how to yield.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
