Emotions are not a choice. Behavior is. Mark Manson
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. Lao Tzu
A strong leader avoids becoming over-confident to the point of impaired judgment. Daniel Lubetzky
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born – that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. Warren Bennis
If I won’t be myself, who will? Alfred Hitchcock
Fear is a useless emotion. Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Michelle Obama
Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. Michelle Obama
Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. Michelle Obama
It’s time you realized that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet. Marcus Aurelius
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. Carl von Clausewitz
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Ray Kroc
Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Mark Cuban
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another. Mark Manson
You and everyone you know are going to be dead soon. And in the short amount of time between here and there, you have a limited amount of fucks to give. Very few, in fact. And if you go around giving a fuck about everything and everyone without conscious thought or choice – well, then you’re going to get fucked. Mark Manson
To be authentic is literally to be your own author, to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on them. Warren Bennis
The most important quality in a leader is integrity: doing the right thing even when it’s hard. Mary Barry (GM)
Every leader has the responsibility to hone his or her integrity. Many times, there are integrity traps that have a tendency to catch well-meaning leaders off guard. Travis Bradberry
Being a leader requires being confident enough in your own decisions and those of your team to own them when they fail. The very best leaders take the blame but share the credit. Travis Bradberry
Everybody’s got a past. The past does not equal the future unless you live there. Tony Robbins
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut
When I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. Michelle Obama
Just be true to yourself, don’t try to put on airs and graces or pretend to be something your not. Gordon Tredgold
People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky; they’re doing something differently than everyone else. Tony Robbins
When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier. Roy E. Disney
The most fulfilled and effective people I know – world-famous creatives, billionaires, thought leaders, and more – look at their life’s journey as perhaps 25 percent finding themselves and 75 percent creating themselves. Tim Ferriss
If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh
Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Barbara Corcoran
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford
Trust the still, small voice that says, ‘this might work and I’ll try it’. Diane Mariechild
