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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose. - Lyndon B. Johnson
The best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing. - Tom Fishburne
Find comfort in committing to and fulfilling the promises you make to yourself. – James B. Rosseau, Sr.
They [children] don’t think about boundaries, precedents, solvency, market opportunity, or the business case. They think about what they enjoy doing or believe they would enjoy doing, and then do it. – James B. Rosseau, Sr.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow, Find us father than today. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception; it is a prevailing attitude. - Colin Powell
Every step-in personal growth needs isolation, needs inner conversation and deliberation, and a reviewing with the self. – Jam Meerlo
Victory waits upon unity of action. – Publuis Syrus
The sure way to miss success is to miss the opportunity. – Victor Charles . Opportunities are often seen as problems. It is a matter of perspective - glass half full or glass half empty?
The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team. - Jocko Willink
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. - Arnold Bennett
Growth and self-transformation cannot be delegated. – Lewis Mumford
The control of our being is not unlike the combination of a safe. One turn of the knob rarely unlocks the safe. Each advance and retreat is a step towards one’s goal. – Eric Hopper
The control of our being is not unlike the combination of a safe. One turn of the knob rarely unlocks the safe. Each advance and retreat is a step towards one’s goal. – Eric Hopper
New day, new week, new month, new quarter. Recent shortcomings are learning opportunities - - transform them into success.
The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self. - Whitney Young
The real “haves” are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence and even riches without depriving others of them. – Eric Hopper
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. – Henry David Thoreau
If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford
I believe that one of life's greatest risks is never daring to risk. - Oprah Winfrey
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. - Arthur Ashe
If your why is strong enough you will figure out how. – Bill Walsh
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding. – Kahlil Gibran
Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen. - Robert Bresson
The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be. - Max De Pre
Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in. – Jim Rohn
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Comparison is the thief of joy. - Theodore Roosevelt
Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases. – John W. Raper
Philanthropy, like charity, must begin at home. – Charles Lamb
What are you looking to achieve this week? What lessons from the past are you leveraging to help you be successful?
It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become. ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
Long-range purposes keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures. – Charles Noble
One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. – Michelle Obama
The important thing is to realize that no matter what people’s opinions may be, they’re only just that – people’s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that. – Mary J. Blige
No person has the right to rain on your dreams. – Marian Wright Edelman
You can’t succeed if they don’t. Good managers realize that they cannot succeed if the people working for them are not successful. Therefore, they empower their people and then do everything they can to help insure their success. – Al Kaltman
You can win if you got the heart and tenacity and soul to keep on trying. - Miles Davis
Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. - Jesse Jackson
Give light and people will find the way. - Ella Baker
You are the designer of your destiny; you are the author of your story. — Lisa Nichols
Have a vision. Be demanding. - Colin Powell
You never know which experiences of life are going to be of value . . . You’ve got to leave yourself open to the hidden opportunities. – Robin Roberts
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker
You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself. – Diana Ross
I want to stop transforming and just start being. - Ursula Burns
The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that's where it's at. — Jesse Owens
What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming. – Muhammad Ali
Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied. – George Washington Carver
You can be the lead in your own life. – Kerry Washington
Accept and acknowledge your own brilliance. Stop waiting for others to tell you how great you are! Believe it for yourself and about yourself. – Iyanla Vanzant
If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. - Russell Simmons
I am lucky that whatever fear I have inside me, my desire to win is always stronger. – Serena Williams
Many people don't focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment. - Kenneth Chenault
Don’t sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure. – Terri McMillan
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. – Cicely Tyson
Consistent accountability for our personal goals is a key driver to our success. Having just ended January, it is the perfect time to take a step back to review your SMART Goals. Rate your progress objectively and take note of what you have learned.
He that would have the Fruit must climb the Tree. – Thomas Fuller
Leadership is generally defined as the capacity to make things happen that would otherwise not happen. – Thomas E. Cronin
Whether we call in preparation, practice, apprenticeship or studying, it never sounds like fun, but it is a part of the process. Prepare early and often.
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. – Robert J. Sawyer
It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. - Carlton Fisk
Where we start and where we are now is almost irrelevant. It is most often a "temporary assignment." Plan, be prepared for and visualize where you want to go. Create your dream board holistically and get after it.
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. - Wilma Rudolph
Named must your fear be before banish it you can. - Yoda
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. – Martin Luther King
For many, this is the end of week three for a new set of inspired goals! Sometimes, it is around this point, that the excitement begins to wear off a bit. It's similar to having purchased that new car and then paying the first note. New undertakings such as walking into the gym at 5 AM don't feel quite as inspired as they did during the first week.
Step-by-step we move forward towards better fitness, meal-by-meal towards better health and task-by-task an initiative is completed. Count each step, meal and task completed as an accomplishment on the way towards your goal.
Passion/Purpose > SMART Goals > Prioritized and Calendarized work = Success.
Simply stated, “consistency beats commitment.”
There have been various forms of research done on this, but on average, a new behavior becomes automatic after 2 months. That said, it is less about the volume of things you do to achieve your goals and more about choosing a few right things and doing them consistently. Consider one or two things that matter most to achieving your goals. One or two things that you will do consistently until it becomes automatic.
Many people may occupy the same role that you do, have the same title that you do or run a company similar to yours. However, you always have the opportunity to perform and differentiate yourself. Excellence is a differentiator.
Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away. – Antoine De Saint-Exupery . Whether you subscribe to the 80/20 rule, minimalism or some other form of prioritization. Priorities in work and life can make the difference.
Write your goals in alignment with your passion, purpose, and dreams. Create your expense budget, prudently, expecting an increase from your diligent work and faithfulness.
We often start with our passion, purpose and dreams. Then we translate that into a clear vision. However, from there, things can begin to get a bit tricky as there is a tendency to rationalize “what is possible?”
Write your goals in alignment with your passion, purpose, and dreams. Create your expense budget, prudently, expecting an increase from your diligent work and faithfulness.
It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline. - Harvey Mackay
Strive for beyond what you believe is possible for yourself. It is far too easy for us to expect far less than what we are capable of. Aim higher and expect more.
Diversify your opportunities. This is not to be confused with a lack of focus and random acts. Acquiring skills that allow you to perform and succeed in multiple areas is of value. It adds paint to your "career collage," (a concept I discuss in-depth in promise #4, https://thecorelinksolution.com/igniteyourcareer/).
The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity. ― Matshona Dhliwayo
As you wrap up the year, beyond the scorecard of successes and failures, give some thought to what you have learned. Then consider how you can use those learnings to reshape things in order to achieve your goals next year.
As you wrap up the year, beyond the scorecard of successes and failures, give some thought to what you have learned. Then consider how you can use those learnings to reshape things in order to achieve your goals next year.
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake.
Don’t believe the people who tell you that you can’t. Believe your dream. Believe that it can be your future! - Chris Widener
To reach your potential, stretch in the direction of your natural gifts. — Lynn Berger
Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
“I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
For Life is just an employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.”
The man who wins may have been counted out several times, but he didn’t hear the referee. – H.E. Jansen
The first step towards victory ... is to gain courage. – Plutarch
When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself. - Karen Blixen
Success is sweet, but its secret is sweat. – Norman Schwarzkopf
In every success story, you find someone has made a courageous decision. – Peter Drucker
The road to success runs uphill, so don't expect to break any speed records
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with Excellence. – Jessica Guidobono
Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success. - Paul J. Meyer
I'm of the mind that even people who have limitations, if they have a curiosity, they will find a way to explore it. - Tish Grier
Your year, your quarter and even your week are not done with yet. Stay committed to your goals and follow through. You will be glad you did!
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try and do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don’t give up. - Anne Lamott
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. – J.C. Hare
You are the only one who can control the way you think. Make sure you nourish the positive thoughts, and weed out the negative ones! Catherine Pulsifer
Dreams are lovely, but they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It’s hard work that makes things happen. It’s hard work that creates change. - Shonda Rhimes
Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never over estimate your power to change others. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A career is like a house: it's made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse. - Andrea Bocelli
If you know there is a quality you want, behaving your way into makes sense. Why not give it a shot?
Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within. - Franz Kafka
If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development. - Brian Tracy
I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It is because of them I’m doing it myself. – Albert Einstein
I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success. - Michael Jordan
I’ve learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. —Maya Angelou
Leadership is the ability to get other people to do what they don’t want to do, and like it. - Harry Truman
Each step upward makes me feel stronger and fit for the next step. - Mohandas K. Gandhi
You must absolutely know who you are, whose you are and what you are created to do. With those three you can move forward wisely, confidently, joyfully and all the other “lys” that come with that peace!
Focus is scary – until you realize that it only means turning your back on markets you could never have anyways. – Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor
Careers are often non-linear and in fact tend to be a tapestry of sorts. – James Rosseau, Sr.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. - Rick Warren
How do you continue to sharpen your saw, learn new things and gain more perspective?
We often tend to rise to high expectations placed upon us by others. Four very powerful words can ignite so much energy … “I Believe in You.” I have seen those words spoken to someone by a person they respect (e.g. a teacher, a leader, a mentor, etc.) and sometimes sparks just fly.
Say them to yourself, often … while driving, looking in the mirror, getting dressed … whenever and wherever. “I Believe in You!” Then, raise your expectations of yourself and go get it!
Face and push past your biggest fears. Your biggest blessings could be waiting right behind them. - James Rosseau, Sr.
Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. — Coco Chanel
Getting advice from others demonstrates wisdom. However, you must make the decision. Give your internal voice a high level of priority in the process.
Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger. - Arnold Palmer
It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. - Steve Jobs
It is a mistake to regard age as a downhill grade toward dissolution. The reverse is true. As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides. - George Sand
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. - Patricia Neal
Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It's what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for. - Henry Samueli
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it. -- Brendan Francis
Do not look back and ask why? Look forward and ask, why not? - Neil Patel
To double your net worth, double your self-worth because you will never exceed the height of your self-image. —Robin Sharma
We all get the same amount of time each day, no more and no less than 24 hours. While we struggle to gain more time to get things done, an exercise that always helps is taking a pause, examining your calendar and considering what things should “continue or stop.” Read more...
And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
Help thy brother's boat across and thine own has reached the shore. - Hindu Proverb
We are the choices we have made – Meryl Streep
Eighty percent of success is showing up. - Woody Allen
Strategic planning is worthless – unless there is first a strategic vision. – John Naisbitt Read the Full Blog Post
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking. – Robert H Schuller
It is the time of year when many are going through the performance process and are writing their self-appraisal. It is an opportunity to chronicle what you have delivered. As you write it, ensure it brings forth absolute clarity to your contributions in the context of your goals (as set with your manager if applicable). (Read more)
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. – Bernadette Devlin
It’s a sure thing that you’ll not finish if you don’t start. - Napolean Hill
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. William Feather
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. - Confucius
Let your aim be the good of all. – Bhagavad Gita
An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. – Brian Tracy
Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering. - Ali
A significant consideration for all of us is in how we invest in relationships. I would go a step further to say it is doubly important for those who lead teams. Having the privilege of managing teams for more than twenty years I appreciate that the challenges faced together on a daily basis can serve to build relationships. However, I have found that the time you plan away from the work, in shared activities that you enjoy together, truly creates more depth in those relationships … and that matters.
Man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. – Eric Hoffer
Man’s main task is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. – Erich Fromm
A teacher affects eternity; (s)he can never tell where his or her influence stops. - Henry Adams
Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood’s long road to mastery are the real foundation of lasting self-esteem. – Lilian G. Katz
All appears to change when we change. -- Henri-Frédéric Amiel
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. - Jim Rohn
When hope is hungry, everything feeds it. – Mignon McLaughlin
The greatest of victories is the victory over oneself. The Dhammapada
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The ability to move beyond fear is a powerful attribute. It has often been said (and I am paraphrasing), it is not the just the...
We know that without a doubt, we lose 100% of the opportunities we do not go for. Perhaps better stated by hockey player Wayne Gretzky,...
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Whether at home or at work, we are all seeking results and we want them consistently. Just think about how many times you have...
As I head into another birthday, I am more thankful than ever for God’s grace to see it; more conscious than ever about the endless...
There are certain TV shows or movies that I tend to watch over and over again. For me, the hitlist that jumps to the...
Last week, in my capacity as an Executive in Residence at the Kellogg School of Management, I had the opportunity to speak to the EMBA...
The realm of possibility is fascinating, as it is about things that may happen or may be the case. The inherent differences between the beginner’s...
Habits are powerful tools. John Maxwell shares a great story along this line that creates a visual that reinforces it. The Story One day, a...
Earlier this week I had the incredible experience to spend some time at The Village, which is run by the Atlanta Children’s Foundation for the...
If there was a role available for Chief Passion Officer, I would take it, hands down. While I have several passions such as music,...
In a previous Success Thought of the Day, we touched on the fact that we can become the average of the five people we spend...
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Your Atmosphere Affects Your Outcomes Interestingly enough, many of us will listen to the weather forecast before we leave the house for the day. If...
Leading and controlling execution is key to your success. Earlier in my career when I was head of HR Service Delivery for North America...
For the past few days, we have focused on leaping into the 2nd half of this year, 1st getting our mindset around where we are,...
Yesterday’s Success Thought of the Day set the stage for action in the 2nd half of the year. I encourage you to read that...
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” — John Pierpont Morgan It is time...
Today is the last working day of the month and quarter for many people. Some have already started celebrations having accomplished the goals they...
The law of association is amazingly powerful. In my summary around Promise #1, embracing your passion, one of the four key points includes seeking...
Leading direction is a critical skill that we all must attain. Some may argue that it is only necessary for those wishing to be in a “leadership position.” However, we must consider that leading...
The point of balanced success is a poignant one and calls each of us to ensure we understand and from time to time revisit...
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Embracing your passion is the first step to achieving your potential. Passion, in and of itself, is like endless fuel as it is the gift...
On June 7, George Clooney received the highest honor an actor can receive for a career in the film industry, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement...
It is very easy for us to get caught up in the midst of a challenge and get discouraged, frustrated and in the end, outright...
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Chris Pratt shared this words as a part of his acceptance speech at the 2018 MTV Movie Awards where he offered “Nine Rules from Chris Pratt,...
The Power of Goals is simply amazing. This past Sunday, a group in Mexico City that monitors for trouble, observed a small earthquake but noted it...
Over the years we have seen many people handle their lives in different ways. Take careers for example. John Travolta, an actor, had his first...
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Many of us are often waiting for our opportunity or the “moment.” That magical moment when we will have the spotlight and the perhaps the...
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The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. – Winston Churchill We have all heard the adage of “turning lemons...
Find out what you are good at without even trying…and then try. – John Addison The value of aligning your time and efforts with...
It is not uncommon for us to begin to back off at a bit during the last stretch of running towards the finish line. In...
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If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough...
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To...
You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb it. – Andrew Carnegie This is a great reminder for us. No...
