If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you
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Tag Archives: Responsibility
Courage…
Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
To be…
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful
– Edward Murrow
Hold…
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself
– Harvey Ward Beecher
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
Success…
Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing
– Warren G Bennis
The quality…
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves
– Ray Kroc
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
Leaders…
Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.
– Brian Tracy
The great leaders…
The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don’t know. The great leaders can’t do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don’t see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.
– Simon Sinek
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