In pursuit of wow!
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The document contains a collection of quotes from various historical figures on topics such as leadership, change, failure, trust, vision, courage, progress, and more. Some key themes that emerge are the importance of having vision and courage to create change, trusting in oneself, not letting indifference or failures hold one back, and continually learning and growing through new experiences.
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In pursuit of wow!
- 4. “WE MUST BECOME THE CHANGE -Gandhi WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.”
- 5. “WE HAVE FORTY MILLION REASONS -Rudyard Kipling FOR FAILURE, BUT NOT A SINGLE EXCUSE.”
- 6. “CONFIDENCE IS THAT FEELING BY WHICH THE MIND EMBARKS IN GREAT COURSES WITH A -Cicero SURE HOPE AND TRUST IN ITSELF.”
- 7. Who are you? What is your product? How is it special? How is it different from others’ similar offerings? How can I demonstrate its trustworthiness? How can I demonstrate I’m contemporary? How can I demonstrate cool? “IDEAS ARE THE ROOTS OF CREATION.” -Ernest Dimnet
- 8. “FAILURES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES - THOSE WHO THOUGHT AND NEVER DID, AND - John Charles Salak THOSE WHO DID AND NEVER THOUGHT.”
- 9. “A MAN’S REACH SHOULD EXCEED HIS GRASP, OR WHAT’S A HEAVEN FOR?” - Robert Browning
- 10. “GENIUS IS ETERNAL PATIENCE.” - Michelangelo
- 11. Politics is life. A dead Asking for change agent permission is doesn’t do anybody asking to be told any good. “no.” “TRUST YOURSELF, THEN YOU WILL KNOW HOW TO LIVE.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 12. IT’S EASY TO DECIDE WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO. THE HARD THING IS DECIDING WHAT YOU’RE NOT GOING TO DO. - Michael Dell “ONE POUND OF LEARNING REQUIRES 10 POUNDS OF COMMON SENSE TO APPLY IT.” - John Charles Salak
- 13. “IT TAKES VISION AND COURAGE TO CREATE - - Owen Young IT TAKES FAITH AND COURAGE TO PROVE.”
- 14. “THE FIRST MAN GETS THE OYSTER, - Andrew Carnegie THE SECOND MAN GETS THE SHELL.”
- 15. “TO LEAD THE ORCHESTRA, YOU MUST - Max Lucado TURN YOUR BACK ON THE CROWD.”
- 16. YOUR GOAL IN LIFE IS NOT TO GO OUT QUIETLY, BUT RATHER TO SLIDE IN SIDEWAYS, MARTINI IN ONE HAND, CHOCOLATE IN THE OTHER, SCREAMING, “YOO-HOO, WHAT A RIDE!” “HOW FAR WOULD MOSES HAVE GONE - Harry Truman IF HE HAD TAKEN A POLL IN EGYPT?”
- 17. CREDIBILITY IS THE LEADER’S MOST PRIZED RESOURCE. - John Kouzes and Barry Posner “IF YOU LISTEN TO THE NEVERDO’S, - David Lloyd George IT’S NEVER DONE.”
- 18. “YOUR GREATEST COMPETITION IS NOT YOUR - Scott Regan COMPETITION. IT IS INDIFFERENCE.”
- 19. IF YOU’RE BUMMING OUT, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP. SO WE MIGHT AS WELL MAKE A POINT OF GROOVING. - Scott Fischer “IT’S GREAT TO BE GREAT, BUT IT’S GREATER TO BE HUMAN.” - Will Rogers
- 20. “RESTLESS AND DISCONTENT ARE THE - Thomas Edison FIRST NECESSITIES OF PROGRESS.”
- 21. 1. Formal 6. New skills 2. Written 7. New people 3. Updated quarterly 8. New projects 4. Reviewed by yourself weekly 9. New off-the-job stuff 5. Reviewed with key 10. At least one new thing added to advisors/trusted colleagues your resume quarterly “CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOU CHANGE YOUR WORLD.” - Norman Vincent Peale
- 22. “WE ARE ALL MANUFACTURERS - MAKING GOOD, MAKING TROUBLE, OR MAKING EXCUSES.” - H.V. Adolt
- 23. “THE MAN WHO WASTES TODAY LAMENTING YESTERDAY WILL WASTE - Philip M. Raskin TOMORROW LAMENTING TODAY.”
- 24. “LOVE ALL, TRUST A FEW, - William Shakespeare DO WRONG TO NONE.”