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We can not lead an organization, we can run an organization. We can only lead people.
The value we provide most to others is the same value we appreciate most from others.
Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there
Leaders don't look for recognition from others, leaders look for others to recognize.
You are authentic when everything you say and everything you do you ACTUALLY believe.
We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.
Leadership is about making people feel safe. When someone feels heard, they feel safe.
We don't learn much when everything goes right. We learn the most when things go wrong.
Good marketing offers us a view of the world. Bad marketing offers us a product to buy.
Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.
It's ok if others share our ideas as long as they build upon them. It's called progress.
If you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe.
Inspire people to do the things that inspire them and, together, we can change our world.
If you care, do something. If you don't care, please stay out of the way of those who do.
We should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.
Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.
The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics.
I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.
Nike doesn't want to make products for everyone - they want to make products for champions.
If you help one person in the room, you're an abject failure. You have to change something.
A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.
It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.
What I thought I developed all of those years ago was a pattern to understand communication.
Look down from as high as possible. Look ahead as far as you can see. Then decide what to do.
Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.
I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.
Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.
To succeed takes more than the desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.
It doesn't matter how much we know, it matters how clearly others can understand what we know.
If a movement is to have an impact it must belong to those who join it, not those who lead it.
There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.
Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.
There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers.
So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.
All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year.
Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders.
Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.
The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.
Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.
Courage isn't inside; it's external. It comes from someone else telling you they believe in you.
I think most people are inherently interested in how their brain works, in what makes them tick.
We should all have an opportunity to feel a part of something not just have a part in something.
Good marketing speaks to human beings - the way human beings understand and take in information.
What's important to me is that I put messages out, whether it's a TED talk, whether it's a book.
Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves.
When we are selective about doing business only with those who believe in our WHY, trust emerges.
Leadership is not communicating what we need. Leadership is communicating what we can contribute.
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.