Leadership is…

…. an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment

– John Agno

Success is…

…… peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable

– John Wooden

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

Twenty years…

… from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover

– Mark Twain

A true leader…

… has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent

– Douglas MacArthur

If there is….

… a trait which characterises leaders it is opportunism. Successful people are very often those who steadfastly refuse to be daunted by disadvantage and have the ability to turn disadvantage to good effect. They are people who seize opportunity and take risks. Leadership then seems to be a matter of personality and character

– John Viney

To lead people, walk beside them …

… As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.

The next best, the people honor and praise.

The next, the people fear;

and the next, the people hate …

When the best leader’s work is done the people say,

“We did it ourselves!”

– Lao-tsu

Do not…

… wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person

– Mother Teresa

The secret of…

…. a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests

– Gail Sheehy

Leave your…

…mark where others can only dream of going

– Anon