Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter
succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle.
The most read more

The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter
succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle.
The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent
nonaggressiveness. This is called the mastery of men.

Those who always wait for someone or something to push them to act in line with their purpose may never read more

Those who always wait for someone or something to push them to act in line with their purpose may never achieve anything great in their lives.

Nothing recedes like success.

Nothing recedes like success.

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six read more

Here is little Effie's head. Her brains are made of gingerbread. When
the judgement day comes, God will find six crumbs. Stooping by the coffin
lid waiting for something to rise as the something's always did. Imagine
His surprise, bellowing above the general noise, "Where is Effie? She
was dead." Back to God in a tiny voice: "My name's Maybe."
The first crumb said. The number two crumb picked up the song.
"Might, I'm called. I've done no wrong." Cried the third crumb,
"I am Should. Here's our little brother Could and my big sister
Would. Don't punish us for we've been good." And the last crumb, with
some shame, whispered unto God, "My name is Must and with the others,
we've been Effie, who isn't alive and never was. Cross the threshold have
no dread. Lift the sheet back in this way.

If A equal success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y read more

If A equal success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.

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.

Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.

Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.

Any person who recognizes this greatest power... the power to choose. Begins to realize that he is the one that read more

Any person who recognizes this greatest power... the power to choose. Begins to realize that he is the one that is doing the choosing and that friends, although they mean well, cannot do his choosing for him, nor can his relatives. Consequently, he develops real self-confidence based upon his own ability, upon his own action, and upon his own initiative.