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“All sin starts from the assumption that my false self, the self that exists only in my own egocentric desires, is the fundamental reality of life to which everything else in the universe is ordered. Thus I use up my life in the desire for pleasures and the thirst for experiences, for power, honor, knowledge and love, to clothe this false self and construct its nothingness into something objectively real. And I wind experiences around myself and cover myself with pleasures and glory like bandages in order to make myself perceptible to myself and to the world, as if I were an invisible body that could only become visible when something visible covered its surface.” Thomas Merton, “New Seeds of Contemplation”

If one of the keys to being a good leader is being a good communicator, then why would being quiet actually help? After all, don’t people need to be inspired and encouraged and directed? Yes…but you also need to learn to keep your mouth shut (as my 4th grade spelling teacher would often remind me).