In Ireland we have a very old saying, When you can see the mountains it's going to rain and when you can't see the mountains it's raining.

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.

Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance.

Trust yourself to do what you really feel like doing, and what you feel like doing will change. Don't, and it will plague you.

Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.

You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it.

Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist.