Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.
– Jim Collins
Never say that you can’t do something, or that something seems impossible, or that something can’t be done, no matter how discouraging or harrowing it may be; human beings are limited only by what we allow ourselves to be limited by: our own minds. We are each the masters of our own reality; when we become self-aware to this: absolutely anything in the world is possible.
Master yourself, and become king of the world around you. Let no odds, chastisement, exile, doubt, fear, or ANY mental virii prevent you from accomplishing your dreams. Never be a victim of life; be it’s conqueror
– Mike Norton
I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.
– Margaret Thatcher
While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in
control. Yet in our offices we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.
– Daniel Pink
The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people
– Tom Peters
I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge
– Seth Godin
My great concern is not whether you have failed but whether you are content with your failure.
– Abraham Lincoln
If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, no matter how much or how little natural leadership talent you possess, you need to become a serving leader
– John C. Maxwell
Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called ‘Ego’
– Friedrich Nietzsche
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else
– Henry Beecher
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