“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
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“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not …
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“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.”

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

“Dont tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.”

“Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them.”

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

“The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”

“If you really want to do something, youll find a way. If you dont, youll find an excuse.”

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of …
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“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

“The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”

“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” 

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it!”

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

 “Almost all quality improvements come via simplification of design, manufacturing … layout, processes, and procedures.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

“You’re smart, you’re a survivor; use your intelligence and instincts to get to a better position than the one you’re in now”.

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.”

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” 

“Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.”

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember; the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

“Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.”

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“Leadership is not magnetic personality that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people,” that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s …
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“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

“Dont blow off anothers candle for it wont make yours shine brighter.” 

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

“You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader”

“The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.”

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; …
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“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”