My name is Courtney Thomas Leeds. I am a native Californian. I graduated high school in San Clemente and college at Berkeley. So, that should tell you a lot about me. My preferred pair of shoes are flip-flops (Rainbows, of course) and I write book reports even though I'm no longer in school (nerd alert!)
Being from southern California, I'm pretty easy-going. But, I can get rather intense
when it comes to a good challenge. I think it's exciting. I can be pretty competitive.
Abraham Maslow has a great quote that says, "What we can be, we must be." And I think Abe's right. The Army put it in slightly different terms. They ran an extremely effective recruiting campaign for twenty years. In the ads, which you probably remember, the Army simply said, "Be all you can be."
To sum it up in a single word, the Italian language has a something called, “fiero.” While the English language doesn't have the perfect correlate, fiero is essentially that triumphant emotion one feels after succeeding. Do you know what I'm talking about? It's the feeling we get after achieving a worthy and very difficult goal. If you know what I'm saying, you'll probably agree, it's hard to match!!
Abraham Maslow has a great quote that says, "What we can be, we must be." And I think Abe's right. The Army put it in slightly different terms. They ran an extremely effective recruiting campaign for twenty years. In the ads, which you probably remember, the Army simply said, "Be all you can be."
To sum it up in a single word, the Italian language has a something called, “fiero.” While the English language doesn't have the perfect correlate, fiero is essentially that triumphant emotion one feels after succeeding. Do you know what I'm talking about? It's the feeling we get after achieving a worthy and very difficult goal. If you know what I'm saying, you'll probably agree, it's hard to match!!
I
am very passionate about learning, especially the learning that comes with traveling. I just love people and am endlessly fascinated by them. I
remember growing up and wishing there was a technology that would
allow us to put a memory chip into a person's brain. The purpose of the chip would be to download all of that persons' experiences. Then another person could put the chip in their head, and see the world through someone else's eyes.
Maybe someday :)
As
it turns out, I can tell you exactly why I am so passionate about
learning. The reason is because, after I graduated from college, I
really thought I had it all figured out. To be honest, my arrogance
must have been suffocating. Naturally I figured my learning days were
over. I was at the absolute height of stupidity. And guess what
happened next? Yep...one stumble after another. It took me a couple
of years to figure out the problem. And since then, I am 100%
committed to being a lifelong learner.
This
blog is my attempt to pass along my knowledge and experiences. And, I
have a very good reason to do this. My reason was put eloquently by
Joseph Joubert who said, “To teach is to learn twice.” So, I am only too aware that I will probably get more out of this blog than you will. And that's fine with me. Specifically, I will touch on various topics in business and
leadership, psychology, and basically just talk about ways to get
more of what we want out of life. My goal is to help enrich people's lives. I will post something new every Monday.
This blog is meant to challenge you. Are you up for it? I want to expand your thinking and I'd like you to do the same for me. The topics might be nerdy sometimes. But I assure you, if you give them a fair shake, you'll like the results. Ultimately I would really like to get to know more about you. You can reach me at 949-464-8812
This blog is meant to challenge you. Are you up for it? I want to expand your thinking and I'd like you to do the same for me. The topics might be nerdy sometimes. But I assure you, if you give them a fair shake, you'll like the results. Ultimately I would really like to get to know more about you. You can reach me at 949-464-8812
