Quotes to Ponder On

My favorite quotes these past few days....

Leaders must be tough enough to fight, tender enough to cry, human enough to make mistakes, humble enough to admit them, strong enough to absorb the pain, and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving. [Jesse Jackson]


If there are things you don't like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different

Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility

If you want to know your past - look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future - look into your present actions

The things you refuse to meet today always come back at you later on, usually under circumstances twice as difficult as it originally was

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; they pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. [Mohandas Gandhi]

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Good leaders must first become good servants.

AND MY ULTIMATE ALL TIME FAVORITE (one that I will always remember...)

There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing

That is soooooo true...

Enuf said. :)