Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.
JOHN C. MAXWELLFailed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don’t change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.
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Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That’s the Law of Consistency. It doesn’t matter how talented you are. It doesn’t matter how many opportunities you receive. If you want to grow, consistency is key.
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I think many people believe the best way they can help others is to criticize them, to give them the benefit of their ‘wisdom.’ I disagree. The best way to help people is to see the best in them.
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Giving is the highest level of living.
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Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that’s wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you’re paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help.
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We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.
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Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.
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You add value to people when you value them.
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When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
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If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.
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You either spend your life preparing or you spend your life repairing.
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The best way to help people is to see the best in them.
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Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.
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You can easily determine the caliber of a person by the amount of opposition it takes to discourage him or her.
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The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.
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One of the major keys to success is to keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage.
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