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Success Thought of The Day

What’s in your inner score card is more important than what is on the outer scorecard. – Warren Buffet

Success Thought of the Day – 5/22/19

I find that keeping score can be easy, particularly if we let others build the scorecard. While defining success is harder it is also one of the most transformative parts of our journey. Don’t gloss over it nor accept contemporary definitions as your own without examination. Give your scorecard development the just time it deserves.

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose. - Leo Buscaglia

Success Thought of the Day – 5/21/19

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.  – Leo Buscaglia

Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. - Robert Half

Success Thought of the Day – 5/20/19

I firmly believe that we are all born with unique gifts and talents which in turn give rise to our passion.  Often, the hard work is digging deep to find, surface, and nurture them. To make a living, you are going to work hard.  Consider this … are you lining up your hard work behind your talent?

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Success Thought of the Day – 5/17/19

Full-time, part-time or some time. Make time to pursue your passion.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance - Will Durant

Success Thought of the Day – 5/15/19

If anything, in today’s environment we are overloaded with information.  Be mindful to alignment your path of discovery in alignment with your passion and purpose. 

Patience is the great of all shock absorbers. The only thing you can get in a hurry is trouble. - Lord Thomas R. Dewar

Success Thought of the Day – 5/14/19

Enduring businesses, careers and relationships take time to build. Set your expectations accordingly and work to resist microwave-like approaches. If it happens faster than expected, count that as a blessing!

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. - Thomas Edison

Success Thought of the Day – 5/13/19

Pick your favorite hero. Ask him or her to share their greatest learnings and without a doubt, they will come from the times that things did not work as expected.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. — Max DePree

Success Thought of the Day – 5/10/19

A picture is worth a thousand words. If it helps, when leading a team, create your org charts with you on the bottom to give you a visual reminder.

People respond well to those who are sure of what they want. — Anna Wintour

Success Thought of the Day – 5/9/19

What do you want most? Write it down. Review it daily. Make it evident in your actions.

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Success Thought of the Day – 5/8/19: What If?

Imagine a massive group of people imaginatively working towards the well-being of others. Marinate on that for a second. What could that yield for the current and future generations?

Life is too short to be small. – Benjamin Disraeli

Success Thought of the Day – 5/7/19: Go Big

Life is also too long to live it compromised. Several years ago, when I made a job change, several colleagues asked me why I was doing so as it was a lateral move with no promotion or salary increase.  Trust me, I was not thrilled about it being lateral either. [Read more…]

We create our life by pursuing interests that drive us and by our reaction to the events that happen to us—both of which we get to choose. – James B. Rosseau, Sr.

Success Thought of the Day – 5/6/19: Choose

We are created as free will beings and have the opportunity to choose the paths that we take. Choose the ultimate outcomes you want, then consciously make decisions in alignment with those outcomes. [Read more…]