February 16, 2026
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
February 15, 2026
One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
February 14, 2026
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.
February 13, 2026
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
February 12, 2026
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.
February 11, 2026
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
February 10, 2026
I never lose. I either win or learn.
February 9, 2026
There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.
February 8, 2026
The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.
February 7, 2026
The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.
February 6, 2026
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
February 5, 2026
Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.
February 4, 2026
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.
February 3, 2026
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
February 2, 2026
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody.
February 1, 2026
If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken.
January 31, 2026
The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
January 30, 2026
Challenge is the crucible of greatness. Change invariably involves challenge, and challenge tests you. It brings you face-to-face with your level of commitment, your grittiness, and your values.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
January 29, 2026
The message of the kaizen strategy is that not a day should go by without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the company.
January 28, 2026
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
January 27, 2026
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
January 26, 2026
Leadership is an affair of the heart. Leaders love what they're doing and those they lead. Leaders make others feel great themselves and are gracious in showing their appreciation.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
January 25, 2026
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
January 24, 2026
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.
January 23, 2026
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.
January 22, 2026
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
January 21, 2026
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.
January 20, 2026
Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen, despite the obstacles.
January 19, 2026
You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
January 18, 2026
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.