Cream always rises to the top…so do good leaders”.

The first key to leadership is self-control.

The new world with more technology, more connectivity, more innovation, and more advantages is less forgiving than the one we left behind

Jackson lead as he lived, sometimes with his heart, sometimes with his mind, sometimes with both.

Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

A leader stimulates mirror neurons of the led.

Today this courtyard was filled with great warriors. What is more? But it was not filled with great men who have the heart to rule a kingdom. Any man can kill, Finnikin. It is a...

Strong combat leadership is never by committee. Platoon commanders must command, and command in battle isn’t based on consensus. It’s based on consent. Any leader wields only as much authority and influence as is conferred...

Life’s short. Live passionately.

Selfish Apologies Aren’t Apologies at All

New beginnings can be painful ends. What your attitude is changes ends into new beginnings.

Strategy is not really a solo sport – even if you’re the CEO.

Decision-making is a skill. Wisdom is a leadership trait.

Entrepreneur, your either raising the bar of excellence or your exhaling at the bar which is expensive.

A true Leader does not point fingersA true Leader does not assign blameA true Leader does not celebrate the mistakes of othersA true Leader points you in the right directionA true Leader assigns praise however...

The king should act with promptitude, for without promptitude of action mere destiny never accomplishes the objects cherished by kings. The question for whether it is the king that makes the age or the age...

Most people fail in leadership b/c they think when they should be working and work when they should be thinking.

Knowing your feelings won’t change the facts, but knowing the facts can change your feelings.

Those who are not true leaders will just affirm people at their own immature level.

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.

The sign of a good leader is easy to recognize, though it is hardly ever seen. For the greatest leaders are those who share as equals in the trials and struggles, the demands and expectations,...

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.Love them anyway.

Each day you are leading by example. Whether you realize it or not or whether it’s positive or negative, you are influencing those around you.

It was only a couple of chickens. Real chickens. The kind that walk around clucking and pecking. Which is what they were doing. Only no one else seemed to care, or even notice. This is...

The greatest mistake we can make is to stay on the ground after falling.

On Lee as commander: “He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court their favor.

A surrendered heart leads to greatness. A stubborn heart leads to struggle.

Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon,” Frank said. “Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.

One asset every leader, shouldn’t risk anything to lose at all cost, is team confidence.

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

The assistant commander at any post is supposed to be a ruthless son of a bitch.

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.

The power in people is stronger than people in power.

Decisions of character come from understanding that they are accountable to God only, not to family, spouses, religious leaders, corporations, public opinion or your own ego.

When you see someone do what no one else is doing take notice. Something truly special is about to happen. Not only will they be lifted up, they will lift up those around them as...

IDEALISM is not passé..It can cause the unprecedented…We need more IDEALISTS, more DREAMERS, more DOERSOne person to ‘walk the other way’ is enough to cause a storm

It works…conditioning your mind to see something positive in anything! Anything that happens to you, anything said to you, anything said about you.I have the choice to INTERPRET it in a way that is positive.Surefire...

Do not try to lead men who are unwilling to follow you; if their heart is not in it, you will never find the old spirit or the old courage.

Intellectuals are rarely successful as leaders. They are so trapped in their ideals that they cannot venture out in the real world to win and lead.

if you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea

A leader is a planter—a planter of ideas, seeds of change, and a vision for justice

Emperors are not made from cowards; they are made from those who take great risk where there stands to be even greater gain.

ABC of a wonderful life: A man of the right ATTITUDE is GOOD; A man of the right ATTITUDE+the correct BEHAVIOR is BETTER; But, a man of the right ATTITUDE+the correct BEHAVIOR +an upright CHARACTER...

Never stop asking questions. Always take time to reflect and find answers. Stop, Think and Use Your Brain!

Attitude is the mind-set, the kind of thoughts you process and meditate on, to generate the kind of feelings you have towards life, people and issues. This is what makes you do what you do...

Reprogram your life and mind-set by replacing the bad with the positive, the weakness with the strength.

Do not seek success just for the sake of succeeding or for self-gratification. Seek a life of impact and significance.

Cease from envy, prejudice and unhealthy competitiveness. Never abandon your own mission and brand to pursue the seemingly exciting mission or vision of another.