When I get there I am not going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Moses? Why weren’t you David?’ I am only going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Zuscha? Why weren’t you fully you?'”
ALAN LOY MCGINNISWhen I get there I am not going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Moses? Why weren’t you David?’ I am only going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Zuscha? Why weren’t you fully you?'”
ALAN LOY MCGINNISPeople who have a confidence in their personal worth seem to be magnets for success and happiness.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISOur success at friendship, business, sports, love–indeed, at nearly every enterprise we attempt–is largely determined by our self-image.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISFocus on your potential instead of your limitations.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISOne reason I can be more tolerant than most is that as a therapist.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISAnd I discover that we rarely if ever see the totality of another in ordinary social intercourse.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISBut leisure has little to do with one’s happiness.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISIf people know we expect good things from them, they will in most cases go to great lengths to live up to our expectations.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISA true leader helps people focus on their potential, not on their limitations.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISWhen an individual appears mean and lazy, we are only seeing one part of the person.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISThose with a high level of confidence may have as many or more weaknesses than those with low self-esteem.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISYou will be surprised at how many good things you can observe in them and comment upon.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISReview your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISIf we build more windows and fewer walls, we will have more friends.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISThe ultimate leaders develop followers who will surpass them.
ALAN LOY MCGINNISElicited by a particular set of circumstances on a particular day, and we do well to wait a while before concluding that what we see is the whole person.
ALAN LOY MCGINNIS