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

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

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

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

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

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

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

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

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

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

“Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.” 

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

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

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

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

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”

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

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

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

“If you think you are leading, and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

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

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

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

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

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

 “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

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

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

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the …
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“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

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

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“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.”

“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”

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

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“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 …
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 “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”

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

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?”

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

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

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

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

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

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

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

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

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

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

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

“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 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.”

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.”

“Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.”

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

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

“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.”

“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.”

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.”

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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

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

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