The longer I live, the more I realize the importance of hope. It’s tied to everything. If someone wants to discourage you, all they have to do is remove your “hope”. Without hope, you don’t EXPECT anything to be better. Without hope, you won’t believe that “someone like you” can
“Always give your best!” That is what my manager told me when I was a 17-year old restaurant busboy. I loved my job, and every detail that I was expected to flawlessly deliver. Delivering bread and water to the table was a full-on production. Clearing plates from the table had
Each one of us already has the gifts, drive and experience to contribute in a meaningful way. But I know to many amazing people who consistently wait to be prodded by someone else to move…and do…and be productive. No perceived limitation or condition can stop you, unless you allow it
There are some things that only come to those who refuse to quit. Literally, “not stopping” is the only ingredient that many of us miss. Whenever I have a burning vision to accomplish something I promise myself that I will not stop…until I succeed. And I make that promise before
How high are your standards? I’ve learned that the true benchmark of success is not who I can surpass, but how consistently I am reaching and exceeding my own high standards. Standards are not easily tossed aside or broken. They ought to be non-negotiable. In fact, a standard that can
Today, enthusiastically and gratefully celebrate that I woke up. Today, begin by loving myself, then let that same love guide how I treat others (regardless if they deserve it or not). Today, do one thing for one customer, with absolute perfection…then repeat. Today, tell one colleague that I value them and why.
Why are you looking back? The past is the past and it cannot be undone. Yes, you can learn from it. Yes, you can assess areas to improve…but your true success does not live in the past; nor does it live in the future. It lies in what you do
If anyone is going to do a shortcut, it won’t be me. I refuse to do my job half-way. Not today. There are all kinds of ways for things to go wrong. Let them be accidents. I will not allow myself to intentionally do less than I am capable of doing.
To all leaders everywhere: Imagine that each of your team members wrote this to you…
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⭐I need to know that you trust and believe in me. A mission statement or memo won’t do. I need you to tell me…and mean it.
You may not know the reasons for why you went through what you did, but you MUST know that you are special & different for a reason!
Who do you think you are? You’ve taken one step forward, but you’ve stumbled two steps backward.
You’ve thrived, and you’ve failed.
You’ve progressed, and you’ve regressed. You’ve transcended, and you’ve descended.
“Would you Iike a bag for those books?” That is what she asked me. I’ve been going to our neighborhood library with my children for over 11 years, and NO ONE has EVER asked me that question. Even when I had tall stacks of books. This time, however, I saw
