Ambition beats genius 99% of the time.
— Jay Leno
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.
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
— Michael Jordan
If I had one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.
— Albert Einstein
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
— John Wooden
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.
— Steve Prefontaine
Don’t take advice from someone who’s never played the part.
— Preethi Kasireddy
The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.
— Marc Andreessen
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.
— George Sheehan
Whatever you are, be a good one.
— William Thackeray
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.
— Greek Proverb
The secret to success is the consistency of purpose.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.
— Brené Brown
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.
— James Cash Penney
Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It's about one life influencing another.
— John C. Maxwell
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
— Oprah Winfrey
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
— John D. Rockefeller
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
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
You can accomplish anything if you can prioritize ruthlessly and control your attention. Both of these have become particularly hard in the present age. As such those who can control these two critical factors will rule the world.
— The Ancient Stage
Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want.
— Jim Rohn
When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.
— Maya Angelou
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
— Max DePree
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
— Les Brown
Learn as if you were to live forever.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self.
— James Clear
Don’t worry about getting perfect, just keep getting better.
— Frank E. Peretti
Don’t say it cannot be done, rather say, you don't know how to do it yet.
— Tomas Bata
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.
— Aristotle
If you measure it, it will improve.
— Seth Godin
If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.
— H. James Harrington
Mirror Test: The way your employees treat your customers is a direct reflection of how you treat your employees.
— Eric Chester
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