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Get the Summary of Horst Schulze's Excellence Wins in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Horst Schulze knows how to win. In Excellence Wins, Schulze, in his absolute no-nonsense approach, shares the visionary and disruptive principles that have produced immense global successes over the course of his still-prolific 50-year career.
As the co-founder and former president of Ritz-Carlton Hotel...
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Of this work as published by the Author, the following was the title: 'Gildas Salvianus: The Reformed Pastor, showing the nature of the Pastoral work, especially in Private Instruction and Catechizing, with an open CONFESSION of our too open SINS: Prepared for a Day of Humiliation kept at Worcester, December 4, 1655, by the Ministers of that County, who subscribed the Agreement for Catechizing and Personal Instruction at their entrance upon that work,...
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#1 The Odyssey is an epic about the return home, nostos, of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca. It is narrated in the first person by Odysseus, and it describes his various traumas and narrow escapes from characters such as the Lotus-Eaters, the Cyclops, and Circe.
#2 The nekuia is the name given to Odyssey 11, which describes Odysseus's journey to Hades. It is not a necromancy-like...
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#1 I had heard about Rabbi Jason Sobel for several years from friends I respect very much, and they all told me that his teaching would change my life. I was eager to hear what he had to say.
#2 The Bible points to Jesus. Everything in the Bible points to the Son, from the first letter to the last. When the old and new are connected in this way, we experience what the...
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#1 I was a beer-drinking, girl-chasing, hell-raising frat boy who became a Christ follower midway through college. I was confused about where to go church, so I went to the church closest to my college campus. It turned out to be empty. Then I met some Christians who invited me to church, and I accepted.
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#1 We are all looking for an immortal diamond: something utterly reliable, something loyal and true, something we can always depend on. But we give up eventually to seek this truth and instead retreat into ourselves.
#2 The two selves are the small self and the soul. The small self is the ego, and the soul is the True Self. The True Self is always in flux, but it is...
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#1 The Holy Spirit is a person, and His personhood is emphasized in John 16, when eleven times in eight verses, He is referred to by the personal, masculine pronouns He, Him, and His.
#2 The names given to the Holy Spirit reveal another aspect of His beautiful character. He is the Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, and Standby.
#3 The...
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#1 The Bible is a collection of books and letters that are all about astonishment. It is a revelation that invites us into a new experience, and human beings do not like to change.
#2 God was not a likeable or lovable character for most of human history. God was felt to be controllable through human sacrifice, which was practiced by all cultures. But with the advent...
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#1 There is a desperate need for the Holy Spirit in the church, but many people do not connect that need with a particular need for the Spirit. We must examine ourselves and make sure we are open to the Spirit's work in us.
#2 We need to reexamine our faith, and how we think about and relate to the Holy Spirit. We don't live like we need the Holy Spirit, and we don't...
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#1 Mary-Ann's story is achingly poignant, and her narrative will not only unravel her past but provide unique insight into the hearts and minds of Hutterite people.
#2 The Hutterite faith was born in the sixteenth century when Jacob Hutter, an Austrian hatmaker, led a group of Anabaptists to a new kind of Christian community. They sold everything they had and shared...
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#1 Some things that happened in that church make more sense now, and some things I'm still sorting out. It takes a while. I'm scared because I think that I may never get better. But then I remember that other people have left that church and are doing great now.
#2 Leaving your religion is like the end of a marriage. The symptoms of separation are similar -...
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Of Augustus Caesar it is said that, when he read the works of men of learning and genius, he used to extract such precepts as might prove useful to him in his government. This part of his conduct manifested wisdom; the precepts thus collected, served to assist him and his ministers in managing the affairs of the empire. But, the necessity of our imitating this part of his conduct, has been in a great measure superseded by that Spirit of truth, under...
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#1 I was a child of my environment. I was a southern Black boy who loved hip hop, and I knew the Lord and the culture. I loved hip hop because it tended toward nihilism and utilitarian ethics, while my mother's music, rooted in biblical texts and ideas, offered a vision of something bigger and wider.
#2 The nineties were a time of hip hop controversy between the East...
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#1 The open door to rejection is when we do not receive the love and acceptance God created us to receive. We can experience rejection from our families and from others, and it can lead to fear or pride.
#2 Schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes people to have multiple distinct personalities called alters. It can occur in various degrees, and most people who are...
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#1 The power of the spoken word is beyond our understanding. It is a spiritual mystery that has been hidden from us, but now it is being revealed so that God's people can be equipped for an unprecedented era of influence.
#2 The universe begins with words and thoughts. Everything in the universe revolves around these two elements. Your thoughts, intentions, and aspirations...
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#1 The younger son went off and spent all his inheritance. Then a famine occurred, and he was forced to find a job to support himself. When he returned home, he found his father had sacrificed the grain-fed calf because his son was dead, but he had come back to life.
#2 The parable of the Prodigal Son is about a sinner repenting and God forgiving him, which is what many...
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#1 Women are God's idea. He created Adam first, but quickly realized that he needed a helper, so He took a rib from Adam's side and created Eve out of it.
#2 The offspring of Eve is Jesus Christ, who defeated Satan by taking away his authority. God will meet you where you are and help you get to where you need to be.
#3 Demographers estimate that 126 million women are...
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#1 The focus of most social media posts and advertising is always on the business, which is dangerous because it makes the public think the world revolves around the business.
#2 The future is here, and it is the organizations that understand this and shift the focus from the business to the customer that will win the heart of the customer.
#3 The number one question...
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#1 When you're going through a difficult time, remind yourself that it's not how your story ends. The pain is temporary, but the glory that comes with your greater is permanent. Focus on the glory that's coming to you instead of the suffering..
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Cada día que pasa podemos ver cómo el matrimonio parece haber quedado en el olvido. Podemos preguntarnos una y mil veces por qué ya no resulta como la época de nuestros abuelos, bisabuelos o quizás nuestros padres, cuando se casaban para toda la vida. ¿Qué ha pasado? ¿Hemos hecho algo mal?
El matrimonio es la primera institución que Dios creó, inclusive antes que la iglesia misma, y tiene la misma antigüedad que tiene la humanidad. La vigencia...
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