A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
— Nelson Mandela
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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It's not the strongest or the most intelligent who survive, but those most adaptive to change.
— Kenneth I. Chenault
Willingness is essential in any initiation or in making any dream come true. "I can’t" often means "I won’t." You can change "I won’t" to "I will" with willpower.
— Marcia Wieder
A self that goes on changing is a self that goes on living.
— Virginia Woolf
As a leader, you’ve got to live in three time zones simultaneously, the past, the present, and the future. Everything you do has got to honor the past, deliver in the present, set the table for a more prosperous future.
— Doug Conant
When I write a goal down – and I truly write them down – it becomes a part of me. That’s a contract that I sign with myself to say, "I don’t care what happens – I’m going to stay on this path. I’m going to give it my best shot, my best effort."
— Gail Devers
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.
— Johanne Wolfgang Von Goethe
If you're neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
— Desmond Tutu
When you’re not feeding your purpose, work feels like work. When you’re inspired, that’s where you get your energy.
— Steve White
I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."
— Muhammad Ali
Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.
— Kim Collins
Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another.
— Kenny Ausubel
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
— Nelson Mandela
I realized I was more convincing to myself and the people who were listening when I actually said what I thought, versus what I thought people wanted to hear me say.
— Ursula Burns
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people.
— Barbara Bush
Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top.
— Maxime Lagacé
Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.
— Wayne Dyer
Ignore those who tell you which way to go without first understanding where you are.
— James Pierce
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping.
— Dale Carnegie
Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.
— Brian Tracy
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
— William Ellery Channing
It always seems impossible until it's done.
— Nelson Mandela
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
— Maya Angelou
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
It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life; it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power.
— Robert T. Kiyosaki
A relentless barrage of “why’s” is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status quo. Use it often.
— Shigeo Shingo
Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
— Buckminster Fuller
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
— Jim Rohn
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
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through the argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.
— Colin Powell
Focus on doing the right things instead of a bunch of things.
— Mike Krieger
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