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The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.
It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own read more
It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.
The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. read more
The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business
success...If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully
within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much
about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right.
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters read more
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters. - Letters to Young Men.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Interdependency follows independence.
Interdependency follows independence.
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness
possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many read more
Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness
possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are
possessed by our possessions.
Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it.
Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it.