Leadership for Friday

by Mike Buck

My professional goal is to add value to people lives everyday, hopefully one of the following aphorisms will accomplish just that. – Buck

Each golden sunrise ushers in new opportunities for those who retain faith in themselves, and keep their chins up… Meet each sunrise with confidence. Fill every golden minute with right thinking and worthwhile endeavor. Do this and there will be joy for you in each golden sunset. – Alonzo Newton Benn

How a person masters his/her fate is more important that what the fate is. – Wilhelm Von Humboldt

Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. – Anthony Robbins

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” -John Calvin Coolidge

 The man who succeeds above his fellows is the one who early in life clearly discerns his objective and towards that objective habitually directs his power. – Earl Nightingale

 The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. – Vince Lombardi

 Excellence is not an act…but a habit.

 Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skills to do difficult things easily.

 I can accept failure, everyone fails at something, but I can’t accept not trying. – Michael Jordon

 The hallmark of excellence, the test of greatness is consistency and persistence.

Leadership for Thursday 11/12/09

by Mike Buck

INNOVATION

“We must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic.” — Winston Churchill

“It’s important to feel that you’re expected to make a difference–and that you’re qualified to do so. Innovation requires a fundamental belief that individuals are important.” — Robert Dennard

“Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.” — Peter F. Drucker

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” — George S. Patton

INTEGRITY/HONESTY

“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Truthfulness is the real mark of integrity.” — Brian Tracy

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” — Thomas Jefferson

KINDNESS

“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.” — Thomas Carlyle

“I’ve learned that everyday you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.” — Maya Angelou

“You and I can never do a kindness too soon, for we never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. Mental trouble was never known to arise from such quarters. Though they do not cost much yet they accomplish much. They make other people good natured. They also produce their own image on men´s souls, and a beautiful image it is.” — Blaise Pascal

 ”When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” Albert Einstein

Leadership for Thursday 11/05/09

by Mike Buck

MIRACLES

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein  

“When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen.” — Arland Gilbert

“Man never made any material as resilient as the human sprit.” — Bern Williams

“The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.” — Percival

MODELING BEHAVIOR

“We learn by observation, imitation and repetition.” — Denis Waitley

“Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining why we don’t have what we want, we can start to pursue other ways to get it.” — Greg Anderson

“Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.” — George W. Crane

“You can’t think your way into acting positively, but you can act your way into thinking positively.” — Nido Qubein

MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION

“Love is a better master than duty.” — Albert Einstein

“Motivation is said to be an inside job… actually it’s an inside career for very successful folks.” — Doug Firebaugh

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing that’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar

“Instinct is untaught ability.” — Alexander Bain

Each golden sunrise ushers in new opportunities for those who retain faith in themselves, and keep their chins up… Meet each sunrise with confidence. Fill every golden minute with right thinking and worthwhile endeavor. Do this and there will be joy for you in each golden sunset. – Alonzo Newton Benn

How a person masters his/her fate is more important that what the fate is. – Wilhelm Von Humboldt

Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. – Anthony Robbins