Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
BILL WALSHBefore you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
BILL WALSHI often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
BILL WALSHThe proper use of commas is often more art than science.
BILL WALSHFlying by the seat of your pants precedes crashing by the seat of your pants.
BILL WALSHThese are all negative manifestations of ego, and if you are not alert to them, you get diverted and your work becomes diffused. Ego in these cases makes people insensitive to how they work with others and it ends up interfering with the real goal of any group efforts.
BILL WALSHConsistent effort is a consistent challenge.
BILL WALSHYour path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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 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 WALSHWhen I give a speech at a corporate event, I often ask those in attendance, ‘Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job?’ As heads start whispering back and forth, I provide these clue: ‘If you’re up at 3 A.M.
BILL WALSHFind a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!
BILL WALSHGood talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
BILL WALSHYou can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
BILL WALSHMachines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
BILL WALSHYour enthusiasm becomes their enthusiasm; your lukewarm presentation becomes their lukewarm interest in what you’re offering.
BILL WALSHOn occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you’re likely to think there are unbreakable “rules” for a lot of these things.)
BILL WALSH