- Quit expecting people to behave in a way they don’t. Let them act how they’re going to act.
- No one is ever unbiased. You included
- Try to not judge the closed-minded people the same way you feel judged by their unwillingness to look at new ways of doing things.
- Keep the invitation open.
- Community improvement isn’t a project, it’s a long game. It might look like a series of small projects but don’t lose hope if you don’t see immediate results, like you’d want to.
- Ideas aren’t enough; we need to execute.
- You can have nice things in your small town. Audacity is aspirational.
- All business is personal; quit saying it’s not. Community development is personal. Art is personal. What drives us is personal.
- Whether you articulate the culture in your community intentionally or not, you DO have one.
- All people yearn to feel important. Treating people as if they are important is not just stroking egos…it’s treating people with the most humanity possible.