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Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.

Tom Peters

Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how “open” you are, you’ll end up surrounded by “yes people.” It’s hard not to believe people who are repeating your own ideas. Resist the temptation.
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Believe Friends Ideas
Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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Able Excellence Vision
It may be primarily property taxes in the case of a public library, or state taxes and tuition in the case of an academic library at a public university, but the funding sources of most libraries continue to have a strong geographic component.
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Academic Library Strong Tuition
With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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Faster Moving Race
How do you achieve excellence?…Stop doing non-excellent stuff!
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Achieve Excellence Stuff
He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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Prototype Reign Work
A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good – similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.
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Book Growing Hallmark Parks
…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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Attitide Attitude Matter
To meet the demands of the fast-changing competitive scene, we must simply learn to love change as much as we have hated it in the past.
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Change Demand Past
We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.
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Age Digital Space
Be guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.
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Ability Appropriate Committed Limits
Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it…only business people think it isn’t necessary to train.
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People Teamwork Thinking
Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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Entrepreneur Memories Views
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
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Inspirational Opportunity Success
Effective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work.
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Achievement Effective Hard Listening Work
If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period!
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Better Business Love Passion Period

Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.

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Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.

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