Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.
If any sort of error is inexcusable, it’s an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked.
The culture precedes positive results. It doesn’t get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they’re champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.
Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize.
Champions behave like champions before they are champions.
The ability to help the people around me self-actualize their goals underlines the single aspect of my abilities and the label that I value most – teacher.
I’ve observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure – and their ability to overcome it.
For me the starting point for everything – before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience – is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you’re dead in the water.
Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that’s the critical factor.
Many people erroneously think they have only one chance to succeed, and if they miss that chance, they are doomed to failure. In fact, most people have several opportunities to succeed.
Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.