The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is follow me.
The longest distance between two points is a shortcut. That’s really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price.
The goal of confrontation should be to help, not to humiliate.
The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in. —MARK CAINE
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. –JOHN LOCKE
The Influence Factor—Do they influence others? The Capacity Factor—Do they have the potential to grow and develop? The Attitude Factor—Do they desire to grow and develop themselves? The Chemistry Fact...
Successful people think differently than unsuccessful people.
Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.
Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art, identifies this reluctance. He calls it resistance. He writes, There is a force resisting the beautiful things in the world, and too many of us are giving...
So why do some people emerge as leaders while others can’t influence no matter how hard they try? I believe that several factors come into play: 1. Character—who they are 2. Relationships—who they kno...
Pocas cosas ayudan a una persona como el ánimo. George M. Adams lo llamó «el oxígeno del alma».
People who think they’re leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.
People need your influence, but it will not come through ‘lip syncing’ those you admire.
People need clear objectives set before them if they are to achieve anything of value.
Parkinson’s Law: If you have only one letter to write, it will take all day to do it. If you have twenty letters to write, you’ll get them done in one day.
One of my favorite stories is about a newly hired traveling salesman who sent his first sales report to the home office. It stunned the brass in the sales department because it was obvious that the ne...
Não pensamos muitas vezes como o escritor John Bunyan, que disse: 'Hoje não viveu de uma forma bem-sucedida a não ser que tenha feito algo por alguém que nunca lhe poderá pagar de volta.' (p. 127)
Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts. —BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That is the Law of Consistency.