Action
“Some people dream about success, and others wake up and do something about it.”
Active Listening and Attention
“Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.” -Larry King
“The greatest gift you can give to another is the purity of your attention.” -Richard Moss
“One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears -- by listening to them.” -Dean Rusk
Be Humble
“Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” -John Wooden
“Humble people don't think less of themselves ... they just think of themselves less.” -Norman Vincent Peale
Change
“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” -Max DePree
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
- J. Baldwin
Discipline and Habits
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Jim Rohn
“Don't judge a day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
“If you want to change your life, take control of your consistent actions. Its not the big things you do once in a while that reshapes your life, its what you do consistently”
“Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.”
Dreams and Goals
"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." John Barrymore — with Sufia Amir Khan and Sadaqat Ali.
“He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.” -Unknown
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live.” -Norman Cousins
“Life without goals is like a race without a finish line.” -Ed Trenner
“Goals without time limits are only wishes.” -Unknown
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -CS Lewis
“Confront your doubts and fears but build on your hopes and dreams. Learn from what you tried and failed in but focus on what it is still possible for you to do.”
Essentials
“Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?” - Marcus Aurelius
Excuses
“When you make excuses, you deny yourself the opportunity to grow.” -Tayo Adeyemi
Greatness
“Forget greatness, seek truth; then you'll find both.”
Knowledge
To quote educator Diane Ravitch: “The person who knows ‘how’ will always have a job. The person who knows ‘why’ will always be his boss.”
Leadership
“I always thought of leadership as the art of determining whether they're chasing you or following you.”
Mistakes
“The greatest mistake one can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” -Elbert Hubbard
“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.” -Thomas Carlyle
“When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, & learn from it - immediately.” -Stephen Covey
“Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't.” -R Buckminster Fuller
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams, cartoonist
“One who makes no mistakes makes nothing at all”
Optimism
“The Pessimist complains about the wind. The Optimist expects it to change. The Realist adjusts the sails.”
Persistence
“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.” -Marilyn vos Savant
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed" - Michael Jordan
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” - Winston Churchill
Power and Leadership
“The term power comes from the Latin posse: to do, to be able, to change, to influence or effect. To have power is to possess the capacity to control or direct change. All forms of leadership must make use of power. The central issue of power in leadership is not Will it be used? But rather Will it be used wisely and well?” - Prof. Al Gini
Reality Check
“Whatever your excuse is, it is time to stop believing it.”
Recognition
“Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” - Greg D. Bunch
Transparency
“Tell people what you believe and where you want to go and you’ll be amazed how well your positive words will inspire those around you.”
Vision
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” - Isaac Newton
“Some people dream about success, and others wake up and do something about it.”
Active Listening and Attention
“Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.” -Larry King
“The greatest gift you can give to another is the purity of your attention.” -Richard Moss
“One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears -- by listening to them.” -Dean Rusk
Be Humble
“Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” -John Wooden
“Humble people don't think less of themselves ... they just think of themselves less.” -Norman Vincent Peale
Change
“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” -Max DePree
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
- J. Baldwin
Discipline and Habits
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Jim Rohn
“Don't judge a day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
“If you want to change your life, take control of your consistent actions. Its not the big things you do once in a while that reshapes your life, its what you do consistently”
“Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.”
Dreams and Goals
"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." John Barrymore — with Sufia Amir Khan and Sadaqat Ali.
“He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.” -Unknown
“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live.” -Norman Cousins
“Life without goals is like a race without a finish line.” -Ed Trenner
“Goals without time limits are only wishes.” -Unknown
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -CS Lewis
“Confront your doubts and fears but build on your hopes and dreams. Learn from what you tried and failed in but focus on what it is still possible for you to do.”
Essentials
“Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?” - Marcus Aurelius
Excuses
“When you make excuses, you deny yourself the opportunity to grow.” -Tayo Adeyemi
Greatness
“Forget greatness, seek truth; then you'll find both.”
Knowledge
To quote educator Diane Ravitch: “The person who knows ‘how’ will always have a job. The person who knows ‘why’ will always be his boss.”
Leadership
“I always thought of leadership as the art of determining whether they're chasing you or following you.”
Mistakes
“The greatest mistake one can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” -Elbert Hubbard
“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.” -Thomas Carlyle
“When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, & learn from it - immediately.” -Stephen Covey
“Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't.” -R Buckminster Fuller
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams, cartoonist
“One who makes no mistakes makes nothing at all”
Optimism
“The Pessimist complains about the wind. The Optimist expects it to change. The Realist adjusts the sails.”
Persistence
“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.” -Marilyn vos Savant
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed" - Michael Jordan
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” - Winston Churchill
Power and Leadership
“The term power comes from the Latin posse: to do, to be able, to change, to influence or effect. To have power is to possess the capacity to control or direct change. All forms of leadership must make use of power. The central issue of power in leadership is not Will it be used? But rather Will it be used wisely and well?” - Prof. Al Gini
Reality Check
“Whatever your excuse is, it is time to stop believing it.”
Recognition
“Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” - Greg D. Bunch
Transparency
“Tell people what you believe and where you want to go and you’ll be amazed how well your positive words will inspire those around you.”
Vision
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” - Isaac Newton
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