You cannot build character and courage by destroying initiative and independence
– William Boetcker
Tag Archives: Character
It is…
It is essential to employ, trust and reward those whose perspective, ability and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance and wisdom.
– Dee Hock
Charisma…
Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.
– Warren Bennis
You gain…
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
The first step…
The first step in becoming a leader, then, is to recognise the context for what it is – a breaker, not a maker; a trap, not a launching pad; an end, not a beginning and declare your independence.
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To be…
To be authentic is literally to be your own author, to discover your own native energies and desires and then to find your own way of acting on them.
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Who succeeds…
Who succeeds in forming and leading a great group? They are almost always pragmatic dreamers. They are people who get things done but they are also people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.
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Knowing…
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment
– Lao Tzu
Tolerance…
Tolerance is a fundamental character trait of great people and a part of the attitudes and practices of those we admire and respect. People without tolerance are diminished and poor.
– John Carmack
The fact…
The fact is, the higher up we find ourselves in terms of power, influence, and wealth, the more people look up to us, the more vulnerable we are to pride and self-deceit and the more prone we are to be blind to our spiritual needs and deficiencies
– Nancy DeMoss
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