If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
COLIN POWELLDon’t just count your days, make your days count.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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