“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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“Truth builds trust.” 

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Dont be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“Earn your leadership every day.”

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

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

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

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?”

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.”

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

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

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

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

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.”

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

“Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”

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

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

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

“You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.”

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

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

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

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

“If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution …
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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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“Always deliver more than expected.”

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

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

“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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 “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

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

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“Great things in business are never done by one person. Theyre done by a team of people.”

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

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

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

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

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the …
Continue reading Tony Robbins

“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

“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.”

“Being good is good business.”

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

“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 …
Continue reading Nelson Mandela

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

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

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

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

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.”

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“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.”

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

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

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

 “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of      a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

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

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

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not …
Continue reading Jim Rohn

“A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader.”

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

If The World Says “No”, You Say “Next”… Never Give Up

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

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

“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 …
Continue reading Bill Gates

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

“Who wishes to fight must first count the cost”.

“Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.”

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

“Success isnt just about what you accomplish in your life; its about what you inspire others to do.”

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

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”