Author's Preface I won't explain why and how I create all these KoRe growth boosters, art-360 hacks, proverbs, thinking innovations, and empowering tools – not because it's a secret, but because a lifetime simply wouldn't be enough to explain it. Take from them, as from this world, whatever will help you now and in future. ~ Vadim Kotelnikov (VadiK / Wei Di)       KoRe Proverbs are proverb-like sayings by Vadim Kotelnikov (VadiK / Kotfucius / Wei Di)         If you stop learning, you stop creating history and become history. Happiness is a light that flows not from the outside in, but from the inside out. Winners approach impossible as possible, losers approach possible as impossible. Managers succeed by following rules, Innovators succeed by breaking rules. Communicate your highersight as if you were whispering to the wind.     Those who know what love is see it everywhere.   Song     Paradoxically, you move forward faster when you stop to think.   Ponder     If you want your message to hit the mark, make an adjustment for the wind.   Article     When the heart learns the shape of love, the world becomes full of mirrors.   Parable     Answers build walls; Questions open gates.   Q2A     A quiet truth travels farther than a loud certainty. * * * Clarity belongs to those who climb above their own certainty. * * * A great shift begins with a great Why.     Where love enters, struggle becomes training, and opponents become partners in growth.   Article     Walk with the dawn inside you, and even long shadows become guides.   Article     When a well runs muddy, people look for a clearer spring.   Example     When a new river carves its path, the old banks must reshape themselves.   Tale     When a team shares one short truth, their many paths become one direction.   Example     The wind carries only what the heart releases.   Article     Where hearts ignite together, minds rise beyond their limits.   Example     The same truth births countless opinions.   Parable     When the world shouts in many voices, wisdom begins with silence. The truth is quiet; only lies that thrive on emotional reactivity need to shout. The real world is quiet; only illusions need to shout.     Worth grows where usefulness meets soul.   Article     When a name grows old, the story behind it asks for new light.   Article     If you choose the path for its beauty and not its safety, do not be surprised by the cliffs. An avalanche of diverse challenges is a discomfort zone for the vast majority and a comfort zone for a victorious, creative achiever.     A tiny spark can redirect the course of a river.   Parable     When a leader counts every debt with honesty, the strategy walks a straighter road.   Article     When the winds of change rise, build the skills that let you sail, not the walls that keep you still. An avalanche of diverse outside-the-box challenges is a discomfort zone for a manager and a comfort zone for a passionate, entrepreneurial innovator.     When purpose fades, strength follows.   Parable     Failure is the executioner of the emotional and the teacher of the thoughtful. When you stop to reflect, you move towards your vision much faster. If you create something unprecedented, prepare to overcome challenges never before encountered.   KoSages Love Creativity Leadership Innovation Success         A lean startup grows not by adding more, but by removing what blocks its sunrise.   Article   When preparing to win, train with cunning deceivers. When the world accelerates, wisdom must evolve faster than speed.  Break a barrier, and a new world begins. When a new river carves its path, the old banks must reshape themselves. A tree grows stronger when it sheds the branches that no longer bear fruit. A company changes only when its people choose to change with it. The best time to reinvent your business was yesterday, and tomorrow it will be too late. Where purpose shines, effort gathers like rivers finding the sea. Where creators meet in joy, conflict forgets its name.               "When the winds of change rise, build the skills that let you sail, not the walls that keep you still." ~ KoRe proverb