Get mad, then get over it.
COLIN POWELLTrust is the essence of Leadership.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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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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Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.
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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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