If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects
– Albert Einstein
Author Archives: Paradigms of Leadership
The difference….
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
– Vince Lombardi
My mission…
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
– Maya Angelou
It is said….
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.
– Nelson Mandela
The question…
The question I ask myself like almost every day is, ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?
– Mark Zuckerberg
Conviction….
Conviction, commitment, credibility: the three pillars of morally courageous leadership.
– General John Michel
Good plans…
Good plans shape good decisions. That’s why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.
– Lester Bittel
More than….
More than anything else today, followers believe they are part of a system, a process that lacks heart. If there is one thing a leader can do to connect with followers at a human, or better still a spiritual level, it is to become engaged with them fully, to share experiences and emotions, and to set aside the processes of leadership we have learned by rote.
– Lance Secretan
Fear….
Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success…
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it
– Maya Angelou
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