Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
— Michael Jordan
FIND a WAY to WIN at something EVERY DAY
It doesn’t have to be big. Some of the best days are made up of one or more small victories. Those incremental wins add up to meaningful change over time.
Don't let yesterday take up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced every day.
— Jim Rohn
A self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living.
— Virginia Woolf
True leaders are ladder builders; they're not ladder climbers. The ladder builder is always saying, "What can I do to help you? How would I make you successful?"
— David Brewer III
"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart."
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
— Mark Twain
Power is actualized only when word and deed have not parted company.
— Hannah Arendt
The secret to success is the consistency of purpose.
— Benjamin Disraeli
The more often a person feels without acting, the less they'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less they'll be able to feel.
— C.S. Lewis
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.
— Edmund Burke
The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.
— Charles Schwab
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
— Oprah Winfrey
Don’t take advice from someone who’s never played the part.
— Preethi Kasireddy
If you measure it, it will improve.
— Seth Godin
Your actions are a consequence of your thoughts. Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume. And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed. Choose better inputs. Get better outputs.
— James Clear
It always seems impossible until it's done.
— Nelson Mandela
Authentic leaders are real and genuine. They acknowledge their shortcomings and admit their errors, which enables them to connect with others and inspire teammates.
— Bill George
Look at the truth, no matter how uncomfortable...If your product stinks and your people aren't performing, pretending that just ain't so won't change anything. At the same time, don't beat yourself up. Just look at it, address it, and move on.
— Katherine Hosie
What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110% all the time.
— Don Zimmer
Everybody has a calling. And your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you were meant to be, and to begin to honor that in the best way possible for yourself.
— Oprah Winfrey
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.
— Seth Godin
There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.
— Brené Brown
The best leaders are the best learners. Learning is the master skill of leadership. Leaders are constant improvements fanatics.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.
— Denis Waitley
Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don’t think we can achieve something beyond what we’re qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams?
— Simon Sinek
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to list to the needs of others.
— Douglas MacArthur
Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self.
— James Clear
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
— Brené Brown
Ambition beats genius 99% of the time.
— Jay Leno
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
— Jack Welch
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