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Great Leadership

“Great leadership lies in the absence of ordinary.”

Power

“The supreme proof of virtue is to possess boundless power – without abusing it.”

Benchmarks

“Ambitious people aim at benchmarks. Leaders define them.”

It Is Unwise To Pay Too Much, But Worse To Pay Too Little

“It is unwise to pay too much, but it is unwise to pay too little.

When you pay too much, you lose a little money; that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything.

Because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot.

It cannot be done.

If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.

There is hardly anything in the world that someone can’t make a little worse and sell a little cheaper – and people who consider price alone are this man’s lawful prey”.

– John Ruskin 1819-1900

Looking

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

Elegance

“Elegance cannot be feigned, it emanates from the very soul.”

How vs. Why

Most people want to know HOW to do something.  They ask, “How do I make more money? How do I speak up? How do I take more leadership?”

The HOW is the easy part when you have a clear picture of WHY.   Answer these questions: Why do you want to speak up? What will that give you? Once you are clear on what it will give you, figuring out how to do it is easy…

Straight Line

Most people think that the fastest way to get between two points is a straight line… and yes, they are correct when in a one dimensional reality. This is similar to looking at the horizon and saying that the world is flat.

We live in a multidimensional world and often the most creative solution shows that the fastest way to get from one point to the other is NOT always a straight line!

Three Types of People

There are three types of people: LEADERS, FOLLOWERS and BYSTANDERS.  Which are you?

Four Types of Followers

There are four types of followers: unwilling and unable, willing and unable, unwilling and able, and willing and able… which are you?

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