The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick.
I only have one why, and my challenge is to make sure the things I say and the things I do remain consistent for as often and as long as possible.
You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own.
Our goals should serve as markers, measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves.
Great leaders give everyone something to believe in, not something to do.
We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.
Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.
You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us.
The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.
Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.
If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
True love is when both people think they have the better half of the deal.
If I walk into a room of 500 people, my standard is, if I can't give 400 or 450 of you something, a language or a new way of seeing something, then I have failed. If I get 100 of you, I am a failure. I have to get a majority.
Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi.
Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.
We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.
Every one of us has the capacity to lead.
Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.
When leaders care less about their people, their people will be careless.
Don't freak yourself out by what other people have. They don't have what you've got.
No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.
We should all have an opportunity to feel a part of something not just have a part in something.
The more you inspire, the more people will inspire you.
You [should] persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty, because it's the right thing to do.
