Favorite Quotes...

I "collect" quotes that inspire me...I'll share them here to inspire you.

• "The greatest reward you can have as a leader is the look of respect. The key to a successful leader is to earn respect not because of rank, but because you are a person of character." - Major Dick Winters

• "Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure."  - Admiral Arleigh A. Burke

• “The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of  interested players.” - Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach

• "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." - General Dwight D. Eisenhower

• “Leadership is not by chance, it is by choice. Someone chose us to be leaders and they expect us to help them to achieve their dreams to become better communicators and leaders. Leadership is not a rank but it is the commitment to serve and an obligation to help others.” - Author Unknown

• "We each have one year to serve and the rest of our lives to think about it. How will you remember your year of service?" - Tim Swearingen

• Its not the moments of perfection; its the moments of interspection, where our most brilliant discoveries are made." - Tracy Powell

• When leaders make a mistake, they say, "I was wrong."…when followers make mistakes, they say, "It wasn't my fault."  A leader works harder than a follower and has more time…a follower is always "too busy" to do what is necessary. A leader goes through a problem…a follower goes around it and never gets past it.  A leader makes and keeps commitments…a follower makes and forgets promises. A leader says, "I'm good, but not as good as I ought to be."…a follower says, "I'm not as bad as a lot of other people."  Leaders listen…followers just wait until it's their turn to talk. Leaders respect those who are superior to them and tries to learn something from them…followers resent those who are superior to them and try to find chinks in their armor. Leaders feel responsible for more than their job…followers say, "I only work here."  A leader says, "There ought to be a better way to do this."…followers say, "That's the way it's always been done here."  - Author Unknown