No one is capable of giving direction unless he or she knows how to take directions and carry them out. An essential quality of leadership is developing the ability to persuade others to align their goals with yours and those of the organization. Until you, yourself, are able to join forces with others in the …
“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader …
“Enjoy your own company instead of expecting some one else to make you happy.” — Unknown “Judge not, that you be not judged.For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged;and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” — Matthew 7:1-2 “If we were faultless we should not be so …
Intuition is the discerning of a refined intellect. We all have the capacity for intuition, but we find it hard to cultivate and exercise this capacity as we are mostly encouraged to keep our awareness focused on the surface events and activities of life around us. Intuition is that voice of innate wisdom which can …
“Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.” — Bill Moyers “It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.” — Aeschylus “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” …
“Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” -– Gail Sheehy “Help others to achieve their dreams, and you will achieve yours.” — Les Brown “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world.For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” — Margaret Mead “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek,but a …
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” — Jack Welch “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in …
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you truly love. It will not lead you astray.” –Rumi “The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” — Malcolm Forbes “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.” — Martin …
Co-operation is perhaps one of the least recognised but most valuable of human virtues. So, for a person to be co-operative means for them to have a quiet eye for what is needed to bring success, and to supply it (and no more) at the right time, in the right place and then to be …
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” — Paul “Bear” Bryant “A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.” — Jesse Owens (on running the 100-meter dash in the Olympics) “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the …