"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best. The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one. The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up. Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up. People never care how much you know until they know how much you care. A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit."-John C. Maxwell
"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do." --Anonymous If you find yourself fascinated by a new idea, chances are good that there’s something meaningful about it for you to consider. Fascination, quite simply, is nature’s way of getting our attention. Well beyond seduction or attraction, it’s an indication that we are being called. Out of the thousands of ideas with the power to capture our imagination, the felt fascination for one of them is a clue that there’s something worthy of our engagement. Don’t dismiss it as trivial. Give it room. Give it time to breathe. Honor it. If you have any doubt, consider the origins of the word “fascination”. It comes from the Latin “fascinus,” meaning to be “enchanted or delighted.” What enchants or delights us is sacred — or could be sacred — a clue that something significant is knocking on our door. Indeed, if we are willing to let fascination grow inside us — a kind of immaculate...
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