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Inspiring Leaders: Thoughts to Guide Your Path
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”
- Michael Jordan, One of the Greatest Basketball Players of all Time
“Effectiveness is a discipline and like every discipline, effectiveness can be learned and must be learned.”
- Peter F. Drucker, Father of Modern Management
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.”
- Muhammad Ali Legendary Boxer, Activist, & Entertainer
“Meetings are what effective leaders do. Get over it! Hence, it is the leader’s job/opportunity to make meetings no less than paragons of Excellence.”
- Tom Peters Management Guru
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because, without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
- Maya Angelou Poet, Writer, Civil Rights Activist
“Growth and comfort do not co-exist.”
- Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM, 2012-2020
“Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision”
- Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the UK, 1940-1945, 1951-1955
“Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.”
- Winnie-the-Pooh, Fictional Teddy Bear created by author, A.A. Milne
“Create an environment where people can take risks. If everything has to be brilliant from the word go, you’re never gonna get off the ground”
- Bono Founding Member of Rock Band, U2, & Activist
“A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.”
- Simon Sinek Author & Speaker on Business Leadership
“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever.”
- Amy Poehler Actress & Comedian
“Say what you mean, but don’t say it mean.”
- Lily Singh Canadian YouTuber, TV Host, Comedian & Author
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”
- Aristotle Greek Philosopher
“I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.”
- Billie Jean King One of the Greatest Tennis Players of all Time
“In every firm, some managers could be retired at full salaries, and profits would go up.”
- Dr. Bill Reddin Management Behaviorist
“If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.”
- Vince Lombardi One of the Greatest Coaches & Leaders in American Sport
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
- Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor, 121-180 AD
“You have to go through those mountains and valleys because that’s what life is: soul growth.”
- Wayne Newton Member of the Patawomeck Tribe & Las Vegas Icon
“Our destiny is not written for us; it’s written by us.”
- Barack Obama President of the USA, 2009-2017
“There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
- Nelson Mandela Icon of Democracy & Social Justice
“Your true passion should feel like breathing. It’s that natural.”
- Oprah Winfrey
“Living a life of our own choosing is hard. It takes clarity, courage, and conviction.”
- Bronnie Ware
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