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“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 [...]

“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” – Theodore Roosevelt Last week in this space I encouraged people to try & avoid groundhog years.  Get out and do [...]

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt Some of you may [...]

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” – Moliere I’ve written in this space many times before (here, most recently) about accountability.  It’s a [...]

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it.  I have never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles [...]

“No matter what you have done in your life, the world is changing, and you must change too.  You must have the humility to accept that it doesn’t matter how successful you are, you must continue [...]

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Joe Sabah If you read what I posted last week in this space, this might sound like a repeat.  And it mostly is, with [...]

“Few days are sunny.  Few days are perfect.  Instead, most days have something wrong with them, us, or others.  Stop waiting for perfect days and start marching forward.” – Jim Collins Early in [...]

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” – Abraham Lincoln It’s pretty common to hear leaders talk about their desire for excellence.  They’ll talk about delivering excellent products to their [...]