When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.
— Maya Angelou
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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Never wish life were easier. Wish that you were better.
— Jim Rohn
Before following the crowd, ask yourself if their average result is acceptable to you.
— James Pierce
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
When in doubt, check if your actions are aligned with your purpose.
— Azim Jamal and Brian Tracy
A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.
— Robert J. McKain
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.
— Michelle Obama
Team members who strongly agree that they trust their team leader are eight times as likely to be fully engaged as those who don't.
— Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall
Every day for the rest of your life, you'll have to choose. Do you want to fit in, or do you want to embark on the lonely pursuit of greatness?
— Ray Allen
Arriving at one goal is the starting point of another.
— John Dewey
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
— Lao Tzu
If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.
— Steve Jobs
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
Create an environment where every employee can bring their whole self to work and not just make a living but also have a life.
— Indra Nooyi
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it.
— Rick Warren
A leader is best when people barely know they exist. When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, the people will say: We did it ourselves.
— Lao Tzu
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.
— Edmund Burke
In teamwork, silence isn’t golden; it’s deadly.
— Mark Sanborn
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.
— Steve Jobs
Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.
— Rick Warren
You can have it all. Just not all at once.
— Oprah Winfrey
Strategy is a commodity and execution is an art.
— Peter Drucker
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
— T.S. Elliot
We have two lives . . . the life we learn with and the life we live after that.
— Bernard Malamud
We can transcend the script of a pre-defined story, and pave the way for the future that we design. We just need to tap that power, that conviction, that determination within us.
— Robert F. Smith
Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
— Mario Andretti
Sooner or later, your work speaks for itself. Outlasting the critics feels like it will take a very long time, but you're more patient than they are.
— Seth Godin
Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
— Seth Godin
Attitude determines altitude.
— Anonymous
People tend to trust you when they think they're interacting with the real you, when they have faith in your judgment and competence, and when they believe you care about them.
— Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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