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“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas.” – Steve Jobs One of the things [...]

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison Sometimes I think one of the biggest challenges facing leaders is the lack of new ideas. We get in our [...]

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt There are [...]

“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe I’m going to at least moderately break on of my own personal rules today. I [...]

“In life, one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day — or to celebrate each special day.” – Rasheed Ogunlaru Sometimes during the holidays we [...]

“Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.” – Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux I’m fortunate to spend most of my day in the company of successful leaders of great [...]

“Most people prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty.” – Virginia Satir We spend a lot of time in the change arena talking about what we need to do as leaders in creating and [...]

“Let us not seek to fix blame for the past – let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy I enjoy watching sports, and I watch a lot of them. I enjoy watching teams [...]

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain It’s probably been true since the beginning of time, but it seems today that we are [...]

“Reflect upon your present blessings – of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens With the [...]