Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
STEPHEN COVEYTrust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.
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Before you wonder “Am I doing things right?” wonder “Am I doing the right things?”
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Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it.
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Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
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Unless you’re continually improving your skills, you’re quickly becoming irrelevant.
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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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He who has a why can deal with any what or how.
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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
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There are three constants in life, change, choice and principles.
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