Doctor Strange is a visual masterpiece! Stunning! If you enjoyed The Matrix you will enjoy this movie. Sometimes it felt like a little visually overwhelming but when the movie was over I really enjoyed it.
Doctor Strange is the story of Dr. Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, and his journey from hubris to living a life serving others. And of course saving the world in the process.
The following are 23 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Doctor Strange:
- Purity Is Attractive – There is no profanity or nudity in this movie and it was not missed at all. Thank you Marvel!!!
- The Danger Of Hubris – Doctor Strange’s arrogance really had no limits prior to his automobile accident. His crash and fall from grace were inevitable. “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.” – Proverbs 16:18
- People Follow Competent Leaders – After performing successful life-saving surgery on a patient soon to be pronounced dead, Strange told fellow doctor Christine Palmer, played by Rachel McAdams, “You had a second opinion. You needed a competent one.”
- Successful Leaders Are All About Others – Palmer responded, “Steven, everything is about you.”
- Success Can Take A Lifetime To Build But Be Lost At A Moment In Time – Dr. Strange lost his career as a neurosurgeon in a single car accident. We are all one moment away from having a career or life-altering situation.
- Leaders Are Always Looking For Opportunities – After his accident and looking for any cure to nerve damage and structural injuries to his hands, Strange said, “All I need is possible.”
- Leaders Should Never Make Work Their Entire Life – Palmer reminded an injured Strange, “Life without work is still life.”
- Leaders must pay the heavy price of effort and persistence to do something great. – Strange went on a long, costly and difficult journey to search for a cure.
- Humor Is A Leader’s Friend – What makes Marvel films so enjoyable is the appropriate use of humor. Humor is so disarming and lightens tense situations. Just wonderful.
- Leaders Must Always Strive To See The Big Picture – Being consumed by day-to-day challenges can limit the capacity and understanding of leaders. A central figure called The Ancient One, played by Tilda Swinton, told Strange, “You’re a man looking through a key hole trying to widen the key hole.”
- Leaders Are Readers – Strange developed a new set of skills primarily through a voluminous amount of reading ancient books.
- Optimism And A Positive Attitude Are Two Qualities The Greatest Leaders Possess – The Ancient One added, “We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them.”
- Surrender And Humility Are Necessary For Sustainable Leadership – She added, “You cannot beat a river into submission. You surrender to it…Silence your ego. Surrender.”
- Leaders Either Prepare For The Future Or Repair The Past – During a combat practice session, Mordo, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, told Strange, “Fight like your life depends on it because one day it may.”
- Everyone searches for eternal life – All of the movie’s characters, whether protagonist or antagonist, were searching for eternal life. Some in very wrong places.
- Two lies Satan has used since the beginning of time – God did not say that and you can be a God yourself.
- “No one can control death.” The Bible says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” – Hebrews 9:27
- “He deceives you. His eternal life is not paradise but torment.” – These were the words spoken by The Ancient One to Doctor Strange. I am reminded of the words of Jesus in Romans 6:23, “The enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy. But I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.”
- Leadership Is All About Others – The Ancient One’s final words to Strange were, “Your arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the simplest lesson of all – it’s not about you.”
- Successful Leaders Think Outside The Box – After defeating the evil Kaecilius, Doctor Strange said, “Sometimes you must break the rules to serve a greater good.”
- “Death is what gives life meaning – To know your days are numbered.” – As a result, successful leaders take advantage of every opportunity and make each moment count.
- Leaders Will Always Sit Down To A Banquet Of Consequences For The Decisions They Make – Mordo told Doctor Strange as he was severing their relationship, “We broke our rules. The bill comes due. Reckoning.” ***Spoiler*** He will go from being Strange’s closest friend in this film to his primary antagonist in the next one.
- Always Leave The Audience Wanting More – As is the Marvel tradition, there are two post movie scenes that will have significant impact in future Marvel films.
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