“I have had the rich satisfaction of knowing and working with many openly gay and lesbian Americans, and I have come to realize that "gay" is an artificial category when it comes to measuring a man or woman's on-the-job performance or commitment to shared goals. It says little about the person. Our differences and prejudices pale next to our historic challenge.” MenLittlesPersonsJobsNextGoalRealizingChallengesDifferencesKnowingRichGayCommitmentPerformancesPrejudiceSatisfactionCategoriesArtificialPaleHistoricMeasuring Author:Alan K. Simpson
“One difference between those who make it and those who don't--regardless of their field of endeavor--is not the "talent" difference. Those who go over the top have a dream and the dream has them. They make the commitment and pursue that dream with dogged patience and persistence. Commitment produces consistent, enthusiastic effort that inevitably produces greater and greater rewards.” DreamDifferencesEffortGreaterTalentFieldsProduceCommitmentRewardsPursuePersistenceConsistentEndeavorEnthusiasticOver The TopPatience And Persistence Book:Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance Source: Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance
“We talk to our guys all the time about the difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in something, you do it when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you do it all the time, even when you lost that feeling that you originally had when you you made the original commitment.” MadeFeelingsGuyLostInterestDifferencesCommitmentOriginalsCommittedCoachesConvenient Author:Shaka Smart