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I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, ‘I’m going to do this’.

Howard Schultz

I don’t have any secret sauce and I’m no smarter than anyone else. I will say I have surrounded myself with unbelievable talent that has made my job easier.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Believe Job Myself Secret Smart Surround Talent
Be bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
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Bold Give Up Integrity Yourself
The success of the Starbucks has been based on this balance between profitability and a social conscience. Everywhere we’re doing business, were trying to manage the business through the lens of humanity.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Balance Business Conscience Humanity Manage Success Try
The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.
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Hard Leadership Trust Vulnerable
Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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Achievement Brand Endurance Opportunity Represent Strategy
And with the right mentor, don’t be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don’t know what you don’t know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you’ll be surprised how much others will help.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Advice Afraid Help Right Surprise Vulnerable Weakness
Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
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Alone Arrive Empty Success Yourself
We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by anyone else. But you can’t copy the heart and the soul and the conscience of the company.
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Business Company Conscience Heart Soul
Every step of the way, I made a point to underpromise and overdeliver. In the long run, that’s the only way to ensure security in any job.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Job Myself Promise Security Way
When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Commitment Inspirational Passionate People Possible Purpose Surround Yourself
If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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Achievement Bold Impact Inspirational Value Yourself
Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.
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Day Earn Goodness Humility Result Work
We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do.
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Battle Breathe Cry Customer Need Ourselves Way
My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Commitment Family Important Life Myself Passion
When companies fail, or fail to grow, it’s almost always because they don’t invest in the people, the systems, and the processes they need.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Company Failure Growth Investment Need People System
A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Business Conscience Greatness Identity Yourself

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