People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can’t do that if you don’t take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.
JOHN C. MAXWELLThe true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.
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The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.
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You add value to people when you value them.
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Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it – in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.
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The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.
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Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you’ve been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.
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The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn’t make a decision.
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You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.
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To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you’re not failing, you’re probably not really moving forward.
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If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.
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The more you do, the more you fail. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the better you get.
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A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
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Giving is the highest level of living.
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To measure a leader, put a tape around his heart, not his head.
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Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.
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You will become on the outside, what you believe on the inside.
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