Leading Thoughts for August 14, 2025

IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with:

Timothy Gallwey on learning to change behavior:

“By the word ‘learning’ I do not mean the collection of information, but the realization of something which actually changes one’s behavior—either external behavior, such as a tennis stroke, or internal behavior, such as a pattern of thought.”

Source: The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

Developer Nicoll Hunt on the first step:

“The first step of any project is to grossly underestimate its complexity and difficulty.”

Source: Nicoll Hunt

Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. Find more ideas on the LeadingThoughts index.

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