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Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.
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Don't freak yourself out by what other people have. They don't have what you've got.
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So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.
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One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.
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I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.
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Work with people who believe what you believe.
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A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
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The concept of why is already in the vernacular. It is now a noun. "That company doesn't know their why." "They need to learn their why." "That politician needs to understand his why." We talk about it as a noun. That never existed prior to 2009. That never existed prior to 2006 when I first started articulating it. This is the most amazing thing to me. It has now become a concept. It's part of the way we think about businesses and transactions and decisions.
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Too many people write books as a calling card.
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A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.
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People have accused me of only working with good companies. No I don't. I work with some very dysfunctional companies or unbelievably dysfunctional organizations. The people that bring me in know what they're doing won't work for the future. They know they want to change and they want to change for the right reasons. They believe what I believe and that's why they called me.
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A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.
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Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.
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During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.
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Look down from as high as possible. Look ahead as far as you can see. Then decide what to do.
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We should invest in people not ideas. A good idea is often destroyed by bad people and good people can always make a bad idea better.
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Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.
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Instead of showing up to let everyone know how great we are, show up to find out how great everyone else is.
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The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le.
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The people who say,"What guarantee do I have?" I walk away. I'll get you later.
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A company and leaders of the company have the responsibility of the precious lives of all the human beings that work there.
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It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.
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