words of wisdom

“Only the paranoid survive.” 

– Andy Grove

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”

– Mary Kay Ash

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

– Mark Twain

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

– Walt Disney

“Excellence becomes average when it’s all you have.”

– Brian Dodd

“The number one motivator for people is comfort. I used to lead people from comfort to strategic discomfort. Now everyone is in discomfort. Therefore, I now lead people from discomfort to strategic comfort.”

– Brian Dodd

“Reward is on the other side of sacrifice. Response (sacrifice of energy) always precedes reward (the collection of resources). The ‘runner’s high’ only comes after the hard run. The reward only comes after the energy is spent.”

– James Clear

“Meetings are the setting, the arena, the moment when the most important discussions and decisions take place.”

– Patrick Lencioni

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

– former Alabama Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

“It’s easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men.”

– Frederick Douglas