Don’t settle for fitting in when you can stand out.
Difficulty Yields Opportunity
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein
The Great Power of Courage
There is within you, waiting to be called, a great source of power called courage. Call its name and it will give you the strength to overcome fear and uncertainty and the heart to continue bold confidence despite the pain of disappointment and tragedy. – Michael Josephson
Dance in the Rain
Don’t just wait for the storm to end, learn to dance in the rain. A positive attitude can turn hardships into adventures and tragedies into turning points. – Michael Josephson
A Lie Has No Future
A lie may take care of the present, but it has no future. – Author Unknown
A Lie is A Lie…
A lie is a lie even if your fingers are crossed. BE HONEST. EARN TRUST.
People of Character
People of character do the right thing even if no one is looking. People of character do the right thing even if it costs more than they want to pay. People of character do the right thing even if no one else does, not because they think it will change the world, but because they refused to be changed by …
Don’t Sacrifice A Good Life
Your choices make a difference – now and in the future. Don’t sacrifice a good life for a good time.
Insanity
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. – Albert Einstein
Face Your Fears
Face your fears and you’ll conquer them. You’ll be amazed to discover how strong you are.
You Can Achieve Anything!
If you can imagine it you can achieve it. If you can dream it you can become it. – William Arthur ward.
Changes: Courage, Wisdom & Serenity
God, give us grace to accept with serenity that things cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from.
Leaders Take Responsibility
Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. – Mitt Romeny
Real Leadership
Real leadership is demonstrated when you show you care more about getting something done than about getting credit for doing it. – Michael Josephson
Leaders Find Solutions
Leaders find solutions not excuses. – Michael Josephson
Great Leaders are Principled
Great leaders are principled; they are not merely effective, they are ethical. They adhere to moral principles In their objectives and methods. They engender trust and credibility because of their integrity and loyalty and because they care about their followers and treat them with respect. – Michael Josephson
Management of Integrity
Good leaders think seriously about both the integrity of management and the management of integrity. – Michael Josephson
Leaders Must Show They Care
Leaders must show they care. A leader is like a battalion commander who isn’t content to read the menus but insists on going into the mess hall to taste the food himself. Not only does he know more about what’s being fed to his subordinates, but he’s considered a better leader by his troops. – Peter Drucker.
Gratitude is Not a Statement
Gratitude is not a statement, it’s feeling. It is so easy to say we are grateful that I often don’t stop to really, really take the time to experience gratitude. Saying the words doesn’t mean a thing without the feeling and it takes a moment of genuine reflection to summon that feeling. This Thanksgiving don’t shortchange yourself with hollow word. …
Put Your Mind To It!
Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! And what you can accomplish! – Anne Frank You will be amazed at what you can do when you put your mind to it.
Ideas without Action
An idea without action is like a boat without sails. – Michael Josephson
Make the Impossible Possible
Start by doing what is necessary. Then do what’s possible. and soon you’ll be doing the impossible. – Saint Francis of Assisi You can do just about anything you set your mind to.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Actions speak louder than words. Ideas without action are like beautifully gift wrapped boxes with nothing inside.
Diversity & Difference
“If we cannot end our differences, at least we can make the world safe for diversity.” – John F. Kennedy
You Cannot Escape Responsibility
“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln
What is the Essence of America
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from” – Marilyn Vos Savant
What Freedom Costs
“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor. ” – Declaration of Independence 1776 Remember and appreciate what your freedom costs.
Be Yourself!
Be yourself, everyone else is taken. – Oscar Wilde
Don’t Let Others Define You
Don’t let the opinions of others define you. Don’t let the doubts of others confine you. You can be so much more then even you suppose. – Michael Josephson
Who You Are
It’s not where you’re from; it’s where you’re going. It’s not what you drive; it’s what drives you. It’s not what you think; it’s what you do. It’s not who you were; it’s who you become. It’s not who you know; it’s who you are.