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

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

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

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

“Change before you have to.”

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”

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

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

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

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

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

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If youre not passionate enough from the start, youll never stick …
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“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

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

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

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

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

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s …
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“Always deliver more than expected.”

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

“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.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

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

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

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

“If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run, then walk. And, if you can’t walk; then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

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

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

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

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid …
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“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

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

“The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your …
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“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

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

“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” 

“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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“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

“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 …
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“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”

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

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

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

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

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

“We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves”

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

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

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

“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.”

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

“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.”

“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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“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

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

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

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

“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

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

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

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

“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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Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

“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

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”