“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” 

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not …
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“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out …
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“No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the …
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“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”

“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

 “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

“A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed …
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“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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“Truth builds trust.” 

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

“You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“Leadership is not magnetic personality that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people,” that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s …
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If you can dream it, you can do it.”

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

“If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run, then walk. And, if you can’t walk; then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

“The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.”

“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?”

“A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.”

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

“Some people dream of success; while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

“Get a mentor in the applicable field if you’re at all unsure of what you’re looking for.”

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”