Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
BILL WALSHInvest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
BILL WALSHStrength of will – is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won’t go away, who won’t stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all.
BILL WALSHI’ve observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure-and their ability to overcome it.
BILL WALSHYou can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening.
BILL WALSHBy instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.
BILL WALSHYour path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
BILL WALSHThe absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.
BILL WALSHMy theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen.
BILL WALSHA harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don’t allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines
BILL WALSHEverybody isn’t everybody.
BILL WALSHAfford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
BILL WALSHFor me the starting point for everything – before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience – is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you’re dead in the water.
BILL WALSHThere has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
BILL WALSH“Extra effort,” in whatever form it takes (mental, physical, emotional), cannot be sustained without eventual damage and diminishing returns.
BILL WALSHPsychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I’ve ever coached had ego to spare.
BILL WALSHAbsorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.
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