#leadership-quote

[thepersonalwords]

In five minutes you should know if people have confirmed, calculated & considered your vision.

Onyi Anyado

[efiletax]

"Leadership is not about being the best. It is about making everyone else better." - Unknown

[succulentsiren]

Stop giving away your power by letting what others think of you, define you. People’s perceptions of you hold no value unless you allow it. If you don’t agree with how others see you, create you own narrative and start defining yourself.

Shift your mindset from needing validation, to knowing who you are. Don’t walk into the room thinking “I wonder what they think of me.” Walk into the room thinking “I don’t mind what they think of me. I know who I am. I am the best.”

And sure, this mindset may seem like arrogance but it is far better than craving approval or trying to explain yourself to others.

You can either give your power away by depending on the approval of others or you can free yourself, become the main character and perceive yourself the way you desire.

[palatinewolfsblog]

"Labor is like motherhood to most of our political leaders: a calling so fine and noble that it would be sullied by talk of vulgar, mundane things like pay."

Barbara Ehrenreich. Happy Mother's day, y'all!

[thepersonalquotes]

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.

John C. Maxwell

[merakirf]

Never accept less than you deserve.

[alwaysbewoke]

[thirdity]

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.

Henry Miller, Nights of Love and Laughter

[couthbbg]

Yet everything that touches us, me and you, takes us together – Rainer Maria Rilke, “Love Song” (trans. Stephen Mitchell)

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[braxix]

Lindir: *Wanders off*

Erestor: *Retrieves him*

Glorfindel: *Wanders off*

Lindir: *Wanders in a separate direction*

Erestor: It's like herding cats...

Elrond: Do you want me to walk in another direction just to solidify the impossibility and futility of this exercise?

[blackswaneuroparedux]

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.

- General George S. Patton

Patton never minced his words because he lived them out. The great World War Two general believed he could not lead his men effectively unless he got his hands dirty himself. That way he could understand exactly what he was asking of them. Hence his belief that a good leader should, “Do everything you ask of those you command.” His inspirational style and aura rubbed off on people fighting beside him, and it came from setting a personal example.

[thepersonalwords]

They oppressed us but unable to kill our spirit.

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

[gelbr]

There comes a time when we hit what feels like our limit, but that's exactly when the concept of finding another gear becomes most relevant.

It's not about pushing ourselves to exhaustion but discovering a deeper, more sustainable source of energy and focus.

This gear is usually fueled by passion, connecting our daily efforts to what genuinely inspires us. When our tasks resonate with our bigger motivations, they become less about obligation and more about fulfillment.

Tappingg into another gear is about acknowledging our humanity. We aren't meant to be on all the time. Our worth isn't measured by our productivity but by our ability to maintain balance and perspective, ensuring we can sustain our efforts over time.

So, as we navigate our responsibilities, let's remember that finding another gear means deepening our engagement with our tasks and lives in a balanced way.

[quotelr]

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Henry Ford

[thepersonalquotes]

If you have allowed a laborious lifestyle to suppress your dreams, then NOW is the time to take a STAND and give yourself PERMISSION to DREAM again! Now remove the clutter in your life and make PLANS to make your dreams a reality.

DeWayne Owens

[fromtheseventhhell]

A lord would have gold for a certainty, they all did; perhaps he would pay some of Lord Tywin's own sellswords to take her to Riverrun. Father had always said that most sellswords would betray anyone for enough gold. (Arya VII, ACOK)

One thing about Arya, her chapters are going to be casually littered with little lessons and tidbits of information that have proven relevant to characters with leadership positions