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“Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage.  If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it.  Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegie There are times in [...]

“Beginning in itself has no value.  It is an end which makes beginning meaningful – we must end what we began.” – Amit Kalantri The successful leaders I’ve been around all make an effort to stay [...]

“If I’ve got one thing that I really believe about fiction and life, it’s that there are no minor characters.” – Jane Gardam One of the most frustrating things for me to watch is any organization [...]

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch It’s in our nature as humans to seek comfort.  It probably dates back to our time as cave dwellers.  If you’re sitting in the [...]

“Wherever you are, make sure you’re there.” – Dan Sullivan Human beings are easily distracted.  We might be in the middle of doing something we think is really important, and then suddenly a [...]

“There are two kinds of companies – those that change, and those that disappear.” – Anonymous Some of the most fascinating sentences you will ever hear begin with the words “I wish”.  [...]

“I worry that our lives are like soap operas.  We can go for months and not tune in to them, then six months later we look in and the same stuff is still going on.” – Jane Wagner A few weeks ago [...]

“A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill We’ve spent a lot of time in this space talking about characteristics [...]

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde Leaders are asked to do a lot of things.  Some of those things are tactical, some are more strategic, some are [...]

“Learning is not attained by chance.  It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams The post in this space from a couple of weeks ago (check it out here) [...]