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Value is a perception not a calculation. Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get
Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.
I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.
No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.
Communication is not about speaking what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean.
We think that we all have to like each other before we trust each other and that necessarily is not the case.
Hire people inspired to achieve something big over people who demand something big before they feel inspired.
Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.
We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.
We should always choose to work with people we love. They are the ones who will watch our back and our future.
There is not a single one of us with a job that is not completely reliant in some way shape or form on others.
The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le.
When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.
Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career.
Leadership isn't answering the questions others ask. Leadership is asking others to answer their own questions.
Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.
The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.
People will do as they are told by someone who outranks them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.
If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you.
Stories are attempts to share our values and beliefs. Storytelling is worthwhile when it tells what we stand for.
Pursue the thing inside us and others will help us. Pursue the things outside us and others will compete with us.
Leadership is like exercise. Do it everyday, the results take time but you will see them. It's the little things.
Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy.
Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.
Stress and anxiety at work have less to do with the work we do and more to do with weak management and leadership.
Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.
If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.
A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.
We should never change our minds about where we are going, but always be curious about different ways to get there.
The responsibility of leadership is not taken, it is given. Only when others choose to follow us can we truly lead.
Too many people write books because they want to be a New York Times best-seller. They want the glory and the fame.
Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.
What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work.
Fight against something and you focus on the thing you hate. Fight for something and you focus on the thing you love.
Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.
Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.
A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.
If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.
Leaders who fail are the ones who do it by themselves. Leaders who succeed are the ones who allow others to help them.
If somebody wants to learn their why, either you help them or send them over to their course. All of this stuff helps.
The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.
Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.
Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.
Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems. Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities.
Our goals should serve as markers, measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves.
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
When you can wake up in the morning and feel successful whether some end goal is realized or not...THAT is true success.
When we accept the fact that we can't do everything, we are more willing to ask for and accept help when we do anything.
When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.
Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.