If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says “I”; the leader, “we.” The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how. The boss says, “Go”; the leader says, “Let’s go!
The Norwegians have a saying that I think captures their attitude: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.“3.
Learn to be flexible. Thomas Jefferson once said, “In matters of principle, stand like a rock. In matters of taste, swim with the current.
Our problems are no longer problems when we seek learning instead of leisure.
Past hurts can make you bitter or better – the choice is yours.
If you don’t realize that you have genuine value and that you are worth investing in, then you will never put in the time and effort needed to grow to your potential.
Cartoonist Henri Arnold said, “The wise man questions himself, the fool others.
If you’re going to grow, you have to be intentional.” – Curt Kampmeier.
Value people. Praise effort. Reward performance.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” –JAMES ALLEN.
The more you engage in good thinking, the more good thoughts you will continue to think. As playwright Victor Hugo asserted, “An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an invasion of ideas.
You cannot rely on your feelings. You can act your way into feeling long before you can feel your way into action.
H. Nelson Jackson said, “I do not believe you can do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow.
Children now log about twenty-two thousand hours watching television by age nineteen, more than twice the time spent in school.3.
Decisions help us start. Discipline helps us finish.
Creative people don’t avoid failure. They see it as a friend. They know that if they are to experiment, innovate, and create, they will fail. They embrace risk.
Author George Matthew Adams stated, “What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.” Every problem introduces you to yourself. It shows you how you think and what you’re made of.
Champions don’t become champions in the ring – they are merely recognized there.
Priorities shift every day; values once defined, stay same.