If I’m not leading by example, then I’m not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing.
PAT SUMMITTDiscipline is the only sure way I know to convince people to believe in themselves
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I think the most important thing I thought is, I thought about recruiting and what we need in recruiting.
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Hard work breeds self-respect.
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Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself.
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I have a love-hate relationship with losing. I hate how it makes me feel, which is basically sick. But I love what it brings out.
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Teamwork doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught.
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You can’t pick and choose the days that you feel like being responsible. It’s not something that disappears when you’re tired.
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Value those colleagues who tell you the truth, not just what you want to hear.
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We communicate all the time, even when we don’t realize it. Be aware of body language.
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Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you’ve done the thing things that entitle you to success.
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When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don’t take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, ‘No one can outwork you,’
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Know your strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
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Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind of amnesia and forget all of your previous prosperity.
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In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them.
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Teamwork does not come naturally. Let’s face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn’t one of them.
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I think you can challenge people, but you don’t want to break people down. But you’ve got to sometimes just pull them aside and say, you know, you’re OK but you could be better.
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