"24 Leading Thoughts About Success"
"People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing. No one is going to make a change that involves pain if they think they can avoid it. A President's job is to help people have a vision of their potential. A great disservice is done when we don't help them understand they have most of the responsibility for their lives."
Roger Porter --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey
Correction and Quote Completion Provided by Eva B. - thanks :-)
"When we don't get recognized for our work, it doesn't mean that we lack quality. Instead, it is only a hint that we still have the best inside us to deliver."
Written in 2010 by Sandeep Kumar --- United Arab Emirates
A policy I have adopted to perform better and even better.
"The uniform we wear does not make the person wearing it. On the contrary, the person makes the uniform. For all those who have gone forth and worn a uniform before us, it is our duty to maintain that reputation. For some of us the duty is too great. To those, we say thank you for your well thought consideration."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kent Bewick --- Australia
I am a Fire Fighter
"The birds can fly only when they have perfect balance between both wings. Similarly, for smooth running of our social system, we should have balance between our duties & rights."
Written in 2010 by Pramod Kumar Sharma --- India
It pains me when even lawmakers & executives do not care about their duties & discipline.
"Teaching is not a profession, but simply a willingness or intention to share your knowledge. An education degree doesn't necessarily make the wielder a better teacher than a child with the sole attitude to share. As long as you understand the concept of 'sharing is caring', then you ARE a teacher."
Written in 2010 by Leaderofrouge --- Australia
"The great man is he who knows he can learn from everybody."
Written in 2008 by Wilson Uloko --- Nigeria
"Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them."
Robert Jarvik
"My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions."
Peter F. Drucker
"If you can't put somebody up, please don't put them down."
NASA motto
"Facts are stubborn things."
Ronald Reagan --- Submitted by Devi Naaraayan --- India
"Freedom cannot be sold or bought, nor traded or mortgaged, for Freedom does not lie in the wallet, bank accounts or warehouses. Freedom is a pre-requisite for setting benchmarks beyond your capacity, Freedom is madness screaming for motives higher than that of one individual. Freedom has the market price."
Written in 2010 by Jeetu Gurdasani --- India
"Success is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you become."
Written in 2010 by Raja Franklin --- India
"The real challenge of leaders is not to lead but to drive effectively."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Trivedi Darshan --- India
This is my personal experience and belief that leaders should not just command but mingle themselves in the process of goal achievement. Only leaders can show perfect path, guide and share the experience, multiply the motivation and satisfaction of the team, and fulfill every valid demand of the team members. JAY HO !!
"Successful people do not wait for opportunities that will make them successful. Rather, they create opportunities for themselves that take them to their goal and makes them successful."
Written in 2009 by Suman Bagchi --- India
"When boarding the aircraft, remember that with every journey there is a destination. It is up to you to decide to get on the plane and where the journey ends."
Written in 2008 by Kimerly Adamson --- New Zealand
Written in times of change.
"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm."
Henrik Ibsen
"When people feel trusted, they'll do almost anything under the sun not to disappoint the person who gave them the gift of trust."
Rob LeBow
"Leaders are designers, stewards, and teachers. They are responsible for building organizations where people continually expand their abilities to understanding complexity, clarify vision, and improve shared mental models - that is, they are responsible for learning."
Peter Senge - The Fifth Discipline
"None of us is as smart as all of us."
Anonymous --- Submitted by N.G. --- Washington D.C.
I have gained a great deal by adopting the attitude that I need to stop dictating and listen to the people I am responsible for. Note: "Anonymous" (capitol A) refers to the internet subculture where everyone acts namelessly and "leadership" belongs to whoever has the best idea at the moment.
"There are no limits for those who don't know they exist."
Written in 2010 by Joyal Mehta --- India
You were not born with limitations. Society, conditioning, experience and at times, education, created the limits. Be reborn, don't accept, don't confine.
"When the one within you believes you, even if nobody else believes in you, you will still reach the finishing line."
T.T. Rangarajan --- Submitted by Chithambaran TS --- India
A Great Leader's golden words.
"Change is inevitable whether you like it or not. Better accept it gracefully."
Written in 2010 by Sonam Bhatia Saluja --- India
I have experienced many unexpected changes in my life and I did not like a few of them. But soon I understood that I couldn't do much to resist these changes so why not accept them?
"Be yourself, the real you. Don't pretend to please the world because the world knows who you are. Be yourself, the real you. Don't be a hypocrite to people because they know your intention. Be yourself, the real you. Don't perpetrate lies in business because they will cheat you one day."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Bon Jo Ley --- England
"We have to stop telling people what we are going to do, what we have not yet accomplished, and tell them instead what we have accomplished. Only in this way can we be accountable for our actions. I am not accountable for achievements I have not yet reached, but I am for what I have accomplished."
Written in 2010 by Miles Patrick Yohnke