"FOR LEADERS"
"I was successful, but I did not accept the victory; I found losing to be the most learning end, so never deny the pain. After all, no gain without pain."
Written in 2009 by Deep Sharma --- United Kingdom
"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Story Hlajoane --- Lesotho
It keeps me going when times are bad.
"Read it slow: LIFEISNOWHERE. What did you read? LIFE IS NO WHERE or LIFE IS NOW HERE? Life is as you read it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by H.S. Kukreja --- India
The same events in life are viewed, read and reacted upon by different men differently. The underlying difference is just THINKING - positively or negatively!
"I am a small man who has learnt to live an ordinary life in all extraordinary situations."
Written in 2009 by Sandeep Kumar --- United Arab Emirates
"I not only use all the brains I have but all that I can borrow."
Woodrow Wilson --- Submitted by Matthias Schmelz --- Portugal
"Achieving power, fame or fortune at the expense of one's own credibility and blissfulness is a far too expensive price to pay."
Copyright © 2008 Michael Levy
"There may be so many synonyms for the TRUTH but NO ALTERNATIVE! What will you settle down with - Relatively absolute or ABSOLUTELY absolute?"
Written in 2008 by Diwakar Vajpeyi --- India
Why did I select this one? On second thought, I am the selected one to express it!
"The 3 golden keys to success:
To know exactly what you want
To want it as the one drowning wants the air
To pay the price
Alberto Matallana --- Submitted by Gustavo Velez --- Colombia
Alberto Matallana said this on his 90th birthday. This remarkable person started a small company 38 years ago with 7 people and today, he has 804 (his biggest reward) despite sales and income.
"Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."
Oprah Winfrey --- Submitted by Jo Sims --- United Kingdom
There's always room for improvement. Strive for only the very best. Whatever "went wrong" last year, we have another chance this year.
"Every child is a scientist until we teach them not to be."
Copyright © 1990 Tim Perkins
"When the bar is raised, are you a high jumper or do you prefer limbo?"
Copyright © 2008 Melissa Lingle
As a leader, I have to challenge my staff to look forward to change; this statement helps you evaluate your ability to adapt.
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"No great thing was ever achieved by one person."
Ken Annandale --- Submitted by Andrej Dejan --- South Africa
Teamwork is essential.
"Manage by Mind, Lead by Heart."
Robin Sharma --- Submitted by Anu G. --- India
So true!!!
"The measure of a man is determined by the mark he leaves on those he has left behind as soon as his time here is finished."
Copyright © 2006 Louis Beasant
I used it at my father's eulogy and was describing the amount of people he touched over his time here with us. There were hundreds of people at the funeral and all seemed to have a mark where he touched them. Love and kindness were the marks my father used on a daily basis.
"Good ideas can be only good when shared, put into action and yield positive results."
Copyright © 2008 Julieto H. Fernandez
"Mother is the first teacher. Teacher is the second mother."
Written in 1996 by Dr. K. Sampath Kumar --- India
I want to spread the importance of being the teacher not the cheater in this world.
"A day that you do not learn something new is a day that is forever wasted."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by J. Barber --- Alabama
"People are not "things" to be manipulated, labeled, boxed, bought, and sold. Above all else, they are not "human resources." They are entire human beings, containing the whole of the evolving universe, limitless until we start limiting them. We must examine the concept of leading and following with new eyes. We must examine the concept of superior and subordinate with increasing skepticism. We must examine the concept of management and labor with new beliefs. And we must examine the nature of organizations that demand such distinctions with an entirely different consciousness."
Dee W. Hock --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey
"A true master is not the one with the most students, but one who creates the most masters."
Neale Donald Walsch --- Submitted by Jagjit Singh --- India
"Lead without title and you will be the most admired leader!"
Written in 2008 by Rohit Sapra --- India
Power thought to inspire leaders.
"Who says, "It can't be done?" Anything is possible!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Marilyn Frivaldo --- Philippines
"Applying thought, without knowledge and study, will always give foolish results."
Written in 2008 by Manojkumar Kodwani --- India
"You must put a man's back against the wall to measure his height and his heart."
Jamie Milkovich --- Submitted by Mohammed I. --- Ohio
"Why do we need to wait if we have a time to do it now?"
Written in 2008 by Jessika D. --- Guam
"Don't wait until the flood sinks you down."
Written in 2008 by Freddy Windey --- Malaysia
It's my own thought. Simple example: we don't have to wait for assistance in every situation. Try to do something on your own strength, be confident... :)
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