Everyone who's taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
- Nolan Bushnell, Entrepreneur (Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese)
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
- Oprah Winfrey
Yanking a dog's ears is no more foolish than interfering in an argument that isn't any of your business.
- Proverbs
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Impending Leadership Crisis
More than ever, organizations require strong leadership. Without clear direction, people cannot move the business forward. Current research is clear; most employees are disconnected or unclear about their specific roles in creating the business future.
Traditional job descriptions are not enough. It is also critical to establish each person's right to make decisions and how those decisions will be communicated upward.
We have cell phones, text messaging, e-mail, express packaging, and high-speed internet video conferencing - tools unheard of in previous decades, yet communication is one of our most pressing issues. In most businesses, people wander around looking for the right path when what's required is a clear picture of where they are in relation to where they're headed.
If you're going to build a second floor on a building and put a lot of weight on it, the smart thing to do is to go downstairs and look at the beams to see if they can hold that kind of weight. What you are doing is standing under the foundation to get under-standing. That's where the word understanding comes from. Careful and objective scrutiny of current reality is necessary in order to effectively lead the organization.
For example, in excellent companies, succession planning is not a theoretical exercise nor is it left to individual managers or employees. According to the Aberdeen Group, best-of-class organizations are 2.5 times more likely to integrate succession planning with the overall corporate strategy.
In a strong structure, no building block stands alone. Moving blocks around in isolation often creates more harm than good. Ad hoc development processes and weak hiring decisions can be devastating to future development. Don't sacrifice your long term vital future for the temporary present.
Do your best to clearly see what is really going on in your organization and in your marketplace. For example, do your strategic planning efforts result in apparent consensus, but bog down in implementation? Do people appear to say one thing and do another? What's going on here? Be careful of reacting by trying to "sell" others or accusing them of resisting change. Above all, do NOT implement a change initiative or appoint a "change management" committee, executive, or task force. These "solutions" create deeper, entrenched resistance. When "change" becomes the focus, the first thing you sacrifice is clarity of the desired end result.
Change is not the target. If you change the organization but miss your targets, is that okay?
Enough said.
You may be stuck in an enterprise that grew like the traditional Canadian farm house. As the family grew, it became necessary to add extra bedrooms and extensions. Outdated and rambling, many of today's businesses are confusing places in which people wander around expressing their latest ideas to anyone who will listen while lamenting management's failure to act decisively.
In some command and control organizations, fear of making mistakes drives people underground to CYA behaviours keeping management in the dark. People in these organizations often say, "It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission." Dale Carnegie's advice is, "If you lay an egg, step back and admire it." Put another way, "Smart people learn from their mistakes; a wise person learns from other's mistakes."
A myth, often perpetuated by consultants, contends that Michelangelo simply "chipped away the extraneous rock revealing his cherished statue of David." Nothing could be further from the truth, and every genuine artist knows it. Michelangelo created innumerable sketches, made at least two smaller versions of his masterpiece, and then turned the vision in his head into a priceless sculpture admired by generations of art lovers. The statue of David began as a picture in the mind of the artist and was declared finished by that same artist. The process he followed is one that is sadly misunderstood or missing in most of today's business models. Instead, owners, managers and consultants often unwittingly apply faddish or benchmark processes that fail to create their desired end result.
Lead by picturing your desired end-result in concrete terms and communicate that picture often. Commit to serving the business community by providing goods and services built on a platform of genuine interest in others, value for money, sustaining a healthy environment for future generations, while willingly sharing the organization's talents with those less fortunate. Lead your industry, lead your organization and provide leadership to your community.
For example, a real estate firm conducts seminars in selling skills for any agent in their community wanting to attend. In a sense, they are training their competition. They strictly enforce a "no recruiting" rule at these seminars that are eagerly attended by agents looking for ways to improve their performance.
Action Steps
Engage others in conversations around what is important to them. Where do they see changes/challenges and opportunities? Rather than trying to secure agreement or consensus, get alignment through hearing key stakeholder's connection to what is important to their future and the future of the enterprise.
Make it clear to each level of your organization what they are responsible for, and the level of decision-making power they possess. Hold them accountable to making decisions assigned to them. Provide support and guidance but do not decide for them.
Ensure hiring practices support recruiting people that align with the firm's business values. Don't put future development on the shoulders of individuals whims or personal motivation. Instead, design and implement development plans with roadmaps for advancement and relevant skills enhancement.
Do not allow people to default to courses they are naturally attracted towards. In appraisals and performance conversations, insist that people pursue learning paths that support the direction of the enterprise.
Focus on metrics that reflect the organization's ability to groom future leaders. For example, scrutinize current practices and determine what percentage of key vacancies are filled from internal resources.
Find ways to recognize and reward managers who produce candidates for advancement. Few organizations do this. Most companies reward current performance while ignoring or paying lip-service to the all-important impact actions taken have on the future success of the enterprise.
Stop guessing at other's motives or intent. Leaders know the motivation of their players. You get this knowledge from listening and observing, not from short-lived pep talks. Your job is to achieve results through the willing cooperation of others. Any manager can do this - almost none do. The good news is, when you step up, you separate yourself from the crowd.
Resist the temptation of fad-based "team-building" exercises. Rock climbing, paint-ball battles and other outdoor activities may be fun, but they rarely produce lasting culture change. This is not a mystery. Each of these exercises clearly put people in environments where the path of least resistance moves them towards a desired end result, including a structure that depends on developing collaborative relationships. It is a leader's responsibility to construct a similar design in the workplace where the path of least resistance leads to desired results.
Traditional job descriptions are not enough. It is also critical to establish each person's right to make decisions and how those decisions will be communicated upward.
We have cell phones, text messaging, e-mail, express packaging, and high-speed internet video conferencing - tools unheard of in previous decades, yet communication is one of our most pressing issues. In most businesses, people wander around looking for the right path when what's required is a clear picture of where they are in relation to where they're headed.
If you're going to build a second floor on a building and put a lot of weight on it, the smart thing to do is to go downstairs and look at the beams to see if they can hold that kind of weight. What you are doing is standing under the foundation to get under-standing. That's where the word understanding comes from. Careful and objective scrutiny of current reality is necessary in order to effectively lead the organization.
For example, in excellent companies, succession planning is not a theoretical exercise nor is it left to individual managers or employees. According to the Aberdeen Group, best-of-class organizations are 2.5 times more likely to integrate succession planning with the overall corporate strategy.
In a strong structure, no building block stands alone. Moving blocks around in isolation often creates more harm than good. Ad hoc development processes and weak hiring decisions can be devastating to future development. Don't sacrifice your long term vital future for the temporary present.
Do your best to clearly see what is really going on in your organization and in your marketplace. For example, do your strategic planning efforts result in apparent consensus, but bog down in implementation? Do people appear to say one thing and do another? What's going on here? Be careful of reacting by trying to "sell" others or accusing them of resisting change. Above all, do NOT implement a change initiative or appoint a "change management" committee, executive, or task force. These "solutions" create deeper, entrenched resistance. When "change" becomes the focus, the first thing you sacrifice is clarity of the desired end result.
Change is not the target. If you change the organization but miss your targets, is that okay?
Enough said.
You may be stuck in an enterprise that grew like the traditional Canadian farm house. As the family grew, it became necessary to add extra bedrooms and extensions. Outdated and rambling, many of today's businesses are confusing places in which people wander around expressing their latest ideas to anyone who will listen while lamenting management's failure to act decisively.
In some command and control organizations, fear of making mistakes drives people underground to CYA behaviours keeping management in the dark. People in these organizations often say, "It's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission." Dale Carnegie's advice is, "If you lay an egg, step back and admire it." Put another way, "Smart people learn from their mistakes; a wise person learns from other's mistakes."
A myth, often perpetuated by consultants, contends that Michelangelo simply "chipped away the extraneous rock revealing his cherished statue of David." Nothing could be further from the truth, and every genuine artist knows it. Michelangelo created innumerable sketches, made at least two smaller versions of his masterpiece, and then turned the vision in his head into a priceless sculpture admired by generations of art lovers. The statue of David began as a picture in the mind of the artist and was declared finished by that same artist. The process he followed is one that is sadly misunderstood or missing in most of today's business models. Instead, owners, managers and consultants often unwittingly apply faddish or benchmark processes that fail to create their desired end result.
Lead by picturing your desired end-result in concrete terms and communicate that picture often. Commit to serving the business community by providing goods and services built on a platform of genuine interest in others, value for money, sustaining a healthy environment for future generations, while willingly sharing the organization's talents with those less fortunate. Lead your industry, lead your organization and provide leadership to your community.
For example, a real estate firm conducts seminars in selling skills for any agent in their community wanting to attend. In a sense, they are training their competition. They strictly enforce a "no recruiting" rule at these seminars that are eagerly attended by agents looking for ways to improve their performance.
Action Steps
Engage others in conversations around what is important to them. Where do they see changes/challenges and opportunities? Rather than trying to secure agreement or consensus, get alignment through hearing key stakeholder's connection to what is important to their future and the future of the enterprise.
Make it clear to each level of your organization what they are responsible for, and the level of decision-making power they possess. Hold them accountable to making decisions assigned to them. Provide support and guidance but do not decide for them.
Ensure hiring practices support recruiting people that align with the firm's business values. Don't put future development on the shoulders of individuals whims or personal motivation. Instead, design and implement development plans with roadmaps for advancement and relevant skills enhancement.
Do not allow people to default to courses they are naturally attracted towards. In appraisals and performance conversations, insist that people pursue learning paths that support the direction of the enterprise.
Focus on metrics that reflect the organization's ability to groom future leaders. For example, scrutinize current practices and determine what percentage of key vacancies are filled from internal resources.
Find ways to recognize and reward managers who produce candidates for advancement. Few organizations do this. Most companies reward current performance while ignoring or paying lip-service to the all-important impact actions taken have on the future success of the enterprise.
Stop guessing at other's motives or intent. Leaders know the motivation of their players. You get this knowledge from listening and observing, not from short-lived pep talks. Your job is to achieve results through the willing cooperation of others. Any manager can do this - almost none do. The good news is, when you step up, you separate yourself from the crowd.
Resist the temptation of fad-based "team-building" exercises. Rock climbing, paint-ball battles and other outdoor activities may be fun, but they rarely produce lasting culture change. This is not a mystery. Each of these exercises clearly put people in environments where the path of least resistance moves them towards a desired end result, including a structure that depends on developing collaborative relationships. It is a leader's responsibility to construct a similar design in the workplace where the path of least resistance leads to desired results.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The greater danger...
No matter what is going on, you still have a choice - either what you do, or how you react. You may not like what happens, but there is still a choice. There is always a choice.
- Mick Wilcox
The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
- Michelangelo
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.
- Owen Feltham
- Mick Wilcox
The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
- Michelangelo
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.
- Owen Feltham
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
I keep my ideals...
I see skies of blue... and clouds of white
Bright blessed days.... warm sacred nights
And I think to myself... what a wonderful world.
- Louis Armstrong
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
- Ann Frank
We must want for others, not ourselves alone.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Bright blessed days.... warm sacred nights
And I think to myself... what a wonderful world.
- Louis Armstrong
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
- Ann Frank
We must want for others, not ourselves alone.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Monday, July 28, 2008
Know The Purpose of Your Presentation
“Proper planning prevents poor performance.”
- Anonymous
Know the purpose of your presentation.
Most Accepted Purposes:
- Anonymous
Know the purpose of your presentation.
Most Accepted Purposes:
- Convince/Persuade to get action
- Inform
- Motivate
- Entertain
Doing what you love is...
Your life right now is a reflection of your past thoughts. That includes all the great things, and all the things you consider not so great. Since you attract to you what you think about most, it is easy to see what your dominant thoughts have been on every subject of your life, because that is what you have experienced.
- Rhonda Byrne, Author, "The Secret"
When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.
- Deepak Chopra
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
- Wayne Dyer
- Rhonda Byrne, Author, "The Secret"
When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.
- Deepak Chopra
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
- Wayne Dyer
Friday, July 25, 2008
I am just a person who is human...
The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom.
- Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister and Businessman
I think you have to work with people, and when I talk about managing relationships, don't think the derogatory ''managed relationships''. It is a question of sharing emotion and feelings. The common denominator of everything can't be money, and it should not be money.
- Anil Ambani
I am just a person who is human, down to earth enjoying life... whatever god blesses you with. Enjoying life for me is just normal.
- Mohamed Al-Fayed, Harrods Department Store Owner (London)
- Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister and Businessman
I think you have to work with people, and when I talk about managing relationships, don't think the derogatory ''managed relationships''. It is a question of sharing emotion and feelings. The common denominator of everything can't be money, and it should not be money.
- Anil Ambani
I am just a person who is human, down to earth enjoying life... whatever god blesses you with. Enjoying life for me is just normal.
- Mohamed Al-Fayed, Harrods Department Store Owner (London)
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Take the attitude of a student...
They say a year in the Internet business is like a dog year.. equivalent to seven years in a regular person's life. In other words, it's evolving fast and faster.
- Vinton Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google
Remember, I am neither a bear nor a bull, I am an agnostic opportunist. I want to make money short- and long-term. I want to find good situations and exploit them.
- Jim Cramer, Investment Author and TV Presenter
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
- Og Mandino
- Vinton Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist for Google
Remember, I am neither a bear nor a bull, I am an agnostic opportunist. I want to make money short- and long-term. I want to find good situations and exploit them.
- Jim Cramer, Investment Author and TV Presenter
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
- Og Mandino
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Everything's in the mind...
Everything's in the mind. That's where it all starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it.
- Mae West
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.
- Frank Tibolt
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
- Johann von Goethe
- Mae West
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.
- Frank Tibolt
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
- Johann von Goethe
Monday, July 21, 2008
Relieve Personal Frustrations
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”
- Dale Carnegie
Often fatigue at the end of a work day cannot be attributed simply to the hard work we've done. Our own negative reactions to the stressful, daily grind drain our energy and stifle our potential for success.
Here are a few tips on how to relieve some personal frustrations so as to increase productivity without resentment:
- Dale Carnegie
Often fatigue at the end of a work day cannot be attributed simply to the hard work we've done. Our own negative reactions to the stressful, daily grind drain our energy and stifle our potential for success.
Here are a few tips on how to relieve some personal frustrations so as to increase productivity without resentment:
- Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope
- Count your blessings instead of your troubles
- Cooperate with that which is inevitable
Let's not get so busy...
Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.
- Robert Collier
When you have to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.
- William James
Let's not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies the forest. Some things in the world are far more important than wealth; one of them is the ability to enjoy simple things.
- Dale Carnegie
- Robert Collier
When you have to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.
- William James
Let's not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies the forest. Some things in the world are far more important than wealth; one of them is the ability to enjoy simple things.
- Dale Carnegie
Friday, July 18, 2008
The fruit of love is...
When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.
- Napoleon Hill
The reason why love and compassion bring us the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else.
- Dalai Lama
The fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace, and peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
- Napoleon Hill
The reason why love and compassion bring us the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else.
- Dalai Lama
The fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace, and peace begins with a smile.
- Mother Teresa
Thursday, July 17, 2008
The ultimate measure of a man...
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will create the fact.
- William James
Our intention creates our reality.
- Wayne Dyer
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
- Martin Luther King
- William James
Our intention creates our reality.
- Wayne Dyer
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
- Martin Luther King
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Every burden is a blessing.
Every burden is a blessing.
- Robert H. Schuller
The battle is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
- Patrick Henry
It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.
- Richard DeVos
- Robert H. Schuller
The battle is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
- Patrick Henry
It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.
- Richard DeVos
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Stand up to your obstacles...
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
- Kahlil Gibran
Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!
- Barbara Hoffman
- Norman Vincent Peale
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
- Kahlil Gibran
Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!
- Barbara Hoffman
Monday, July 14, 2008
How to Convey Your Message
“We must have a deep and abiding desire to communicate our convictions and transfer our feelings to our listeners.”
- Dale Carnegie
To achieve success in today's world, you need to be able to communicate your ideas concisely and clearly.
Here are some guidelines on how to convey your message to your audience.
- Dale Carnegie
To achieve success in today's world, you need to be able to communicate your ideas concisely and clearly.
Here are some guidelines on how to convey your message to your audience.
- Earn the right to speak on your topic by showing the audience that you are qualified to do so
- Express your message positively and with enthusiasm
- Provide the audience with the action you want them to take
- State the benefits that will be achieved from that action
The freedom to be...
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
- Alan Kay
The freedom to be your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
- Colin Powell
- Alan Kay
The freedom to be your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
- Colin Powell
Friday, July 11, 2008
The next time...
Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value. He is considered successful in our day who gets more out of life than he puts in. But a man of value will give more than he receives.
- Albert Einstein
Life can't bring you joy unless you really will it. Life just gives you time and space, it's up to YOU to fill it.
- Author Unknown
The next time you are appalled by some task, sail into it, accomplish the impossible. It can be done; if you will have the utmost confidence in yourself, you can do it.
- Dale Carnegie
- Albert Einstein
Life can't bring you joy unless you really will it. Life just gives you time and space, it's up to YOU to fill it.
- Author Unknown
The next time you are appalled by some task, sail into it, accomplish the impossible. It can be done; if you will have the utmost confidence in yourself, you can do it.
- Dale Carnegie
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The greatest glory...
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
- Nelson Mandela
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.
- Jim Collins
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Harold R. McAlindon
- Nelson Mandela
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.
- Jim Collins
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Harold R. McAlindon
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The price of greatness...
The price of greatness is responsibility.
- Winston Churchill
I'm probably never going to be satisfied with anything we do. I think there's always the possibility of doing better. And I'd say we're doing better than we were a year ago, in terms of delivery and quality of service, but nowhere near what we should be doing.
- Steve Case
To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.
- Chin-Ning Chu
- Winston Churchill
I'm probably never going to be satisfied with anything we do. I think there's always the possibility of doing better. And I'd say we're doing better than we were a year ago, in terms of delivery and quality of service, but nowhere near what we should be doing.
- Steve Case
To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.
- Chin-Ning Chu
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
A boat...
A boat can't have two captains.
- Akira Mori
I think the most important CEO task is defining the course that the business will take over the next five or so years. You have to have the ability to see what the business environment might be like a long way out, not just over the coming months. You need to be able to both set a broad direction, and also to take particular decisions along the way that make that broad direction unfold correctly.
- Chris Corrigan
Learning is an active process. We learn by doing... Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.
- Dale Carnegie
- Akira Mori
I think the most important CEO task is defining the course that the business will take over the next five or so years. You have to have the ability to see what the business environment might be like a long way out, not just over the coming months. You need to be able to both set a broad direction, and also to take particular decisions along the way that make that broad direction unfold correctly.
- Chris Corrigan
Learning is an active process. We learn by doing... Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.
- Dale Carnegie
Monday, July 7, 2008
There is a certain degree of satisfaction...
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.
- Albert Einstein
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of praise.
- Mary Kay Ash
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error.
- Dale Carnegie
- Albert Einstein
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of praise.
- Mary Kay Ash
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error.
- Dale Carnegie
Friday, July 4, 2008
I'm a big believer in growth...
I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.
- Mukesh Ambani
I'm a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it's about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us.
- Jack Canfield
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
- Thomas Edison
- Mukesh Ambani
I'm a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it's about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us.
- Jack Canfield
The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.
- Thomas Edison
Thursday, July 3, 2008
We are taught...
We are taught to understand, correctly, that courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity for action despite our fears.
- John McCain
I found that when you start thinking and saying what you really want then your mind automatically shifts and pulls you in that direction. And sometimes it can be that simple, just a little twist in vocabulary that illustrates your attitude and philosophy.
- Jim Rohn
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error.
- Dale Carnegie
- John McCain
I found that when you start thinking and saying what you really want then your mind automatically shifts and pulls you in that direction. And sometimes it can be that simple, just a little twist in vocabulary that illustrates your attitude and philosophy.
- Jim Rohn
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error.
- Dale Carnegie
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The successful person...
We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder
The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do.
- Thomas Edison
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
- Vince Lombardi
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder
The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn't like to do.
- Thomas Edison
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
- Vince Lombardi
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
It is wonderful...
It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of.
-Emily Carr
There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its virile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people.
-Winston Churchill
Whether we live together in confidence and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less self- doubt and hesitation; strong in the conviction that the destiny of Canada is to unite, not divide; sharing in cooperation, not in separation or in conflict; respecting our past and welcoming our future.
-Lester B. Pearson
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
-Emily Carr
There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its virile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people.
-Winston Churchill
Whether we live together in confidence and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less self- doubt and hesitation; strong in the conviction that the destiny of Canada is to unite, not divide; sharing in cooperation, not in separation or in conflict; respecting our past and welcoming our future.
-Lester B. Pearson
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
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