The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping.
— Dale Carnegie
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.
Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.
— Patrick Lencioni
This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don’t wait.
— Natalie Goldberg
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the think you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.
— Charles F. Kettering
As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.
— Shawn Johnson
The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.
— Ken Blanchard
I believe 95 percent of achieving anything is knowing what you want. That's especially important for someone who is leading others.
— John Maxwell
Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
— Japanese Proverb
Leaders with character are highly effective. They have no need to pull rank or resort to "command and control" to get results. Instead, they're effective because they're knowledgeable, admired, trusted, and respected.
— Brank Sonnenberg
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
— John Buchan
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
You can’t be a good leader without self-awareness. It lies at the root of strong character, giving us the ability to lead with a sense of purpose, authenticity, openness, and trust.
— Anthony Tjan
No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
— Billie Jean King
Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else.
— Michael Jordan
You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
— Shira Tehrani
Leaders don't inflict pain, they share pain
— Max De Pree
Achievable goals are the first step to self-improvement. Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world…if you do so, you are insulting yourself.
— Bill Gates
When times get tough, we don't give up, we get up.
— Barack Obama
When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.
— Maya Angelou
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.
— C.S. Lewis
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
— George S. Patton
Authentic human networks are built on a balance of vulnerability and strength, trust and acceptance of the idea that we'll all get better together.
— Laysha Ward
Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen, despite the obstacles.
— John Kotter
Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.
— Sri Chinmoy
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
— Helen Keller
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
— Wayne Dyer
The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.
— Walt Disney
Dedicate yourself to a core set of values. Without them, you will never be able to find personal fulfillment, and you will never be able to lead effectively.
— Kenneth I. Chenault
My first boss told me to look for ways that all parties can win. Try never to leave an exchange where someone feels taken advantage of or devalued.
— Amy Fox
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people.
— Barbara Bush
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