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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

Colin Powell

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Bond Essence Leadership Organization Trust Yourself
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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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Clothes Himself Organization Rebel Tolerance
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing Yourself
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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Ego Position Yourself
If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Dirty End Tools Yourself
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Action Condition Destiny Energy Fulfillment Health Organism
An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Difficult Face Organization People
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Achievement Attitude Development Excellence Yourself
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Development Greatness Oneself Recognition Talent

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.

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