Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.
You can't talk your way out of what you've behaved yourself into.
There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.
Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
I am personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a "transformer" in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader.
Management works in the system; Leadership works on the system.
It`s easy to say ``no!`` when there`s a deeper ``yes!`` burning inside.
The way we see the problem is the problem
While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.
The key is not to prioritize what`s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.