Balance Isn't Either/or; It's 'and'.

Employers And Business Leaders Need People Who Can Think For Themselves - Who Can Take Initiative And Be The Solution To Problems.

If Two People Have The Same Opinion, One Is Unnecessary. ... I Don't Want To Talk, To Communicate, With Someone Who Agrees With Me; I Want To Communicate With You Because You See It Differently. I Value That Difference.

Be Part Of The Solution, Not Part Of The Problem.

When Parents See Their Children's Problems As Opportunities To Build The Relationship Instead Of As Negative, Burdensome Irritations, It Totally Changes The Nature Of Parent-child Interaction. Parents Become More Willing, Even Excited, About Deeply Understanding And Helping Their Children. . . . This Paradigm Is Powerful In Business As Well.

The Power To Distinguish Between Person And Performance And To Communicate Intrinsic Worth Flows Naturally Out Of Our Own Sense Of Intrinsic Worth.