Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
TOM PETERSThe whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we’re going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
More Tom Peters Quotes
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Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;” What kind of business should I start?” Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: “What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?”
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I’m fundamentally not interested in the Fortune 500 companies – in US, Mexico, anywhere. The real backbones of economic growth are small and medium businesses.
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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.
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Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
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One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
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…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.
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The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life.
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If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period!
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The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read what I want to read, when and where I want.
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You are who you go to lunch with! Break bread with cool and you will become more cool. Conversely: break bread with dull and well, you can figure it out.
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Forget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one’s corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
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You can only improve what you measure.
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You are your projects!
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