“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out …
Continue reading Douglas MacArthur

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result …
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“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
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“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

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

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

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

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

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

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

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
Continue reading Vince Lombardi

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

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” 

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

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

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

“I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got.”

“Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

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

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

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

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

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

“The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“Have the end in mind; and every day make sure you’re working towards it”

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

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

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

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

“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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 “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“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.”

“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

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

“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

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

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“All humans are entrepreneurs; not because they should start companies; but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

  “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never …
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“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.”

“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large”

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

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

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

“Small business isnt for the faint of heart. Its for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. Its for the overcomer.”

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

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

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.”