“I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it’s like they’re in the desert with no water, and they’re the ones that survive. But I’ve been really fortunate to have people on my team who are optimistic about the future and who know that if you work through hard times that there’s usually something good at the end.” PeopleIfsKnowsEndsHardStoriesWaterTeamEntrepreneurOptimisticDesertFortunateHard TimesThrough Hard Times Author:Ben Silbermann
“The goals for Virginia lacrosse don't change a lot from year to year. We look at the lineup, start every year on Sept. 1 with the realistic goal to play at the end of the season, the very last game. This team has the talent to be able to do that.” YearsLooksEndsPlayAbleLastsGamesGoalTeamTalentSeasonsRealisticVirginiaDon't ChangeLacrosseRealistic Goals Author:Dom Starsia
“The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary power of a unified, talented, prepared team that stays loyally committed to one another and to their shared vision to the end.” EndsStoriesMotivationalIndividualVisionTeamMountainAchievementPreparedExtraordinaryCommittedClimbingUnifiedMountain ClimbingMost InspiringIndividual AchievementShared Vision Book:The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness Source: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“A new study found that students who are taught abstinence end up with better math scores. Of course, if you join the math team, the abstinence takes care of itself.” IfsEndsCareCoursesFoundStudyTeamStudentsTaughtMathematicsTake CareMathScoreAbstinence Author:Jimmy Fallon
“By the end of his career, he [Steve Jobs] has proven that he can do the impossible, and he has gathered probably the most loyal team of eight players of any business in America.” EndsJobsAmericaCan DoCareersPlayerImpossibleTeamEightLoyalProven Author:Walter Isaacson
“At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how good your PowerPoint slides are or your strategy or concept. What it really comes down to is your team. How motivated and willing are they to reinvent your organization and how much do they understand the evolving consumer need?” NeedsEndsMatterTeamWillingConceptsOrganizationStrategyConsumersEvolveThe End Of The DayMotivatedSlidesPowerpoint Author:Jeremy Gutsche
“I have my team focused on the front end, working on the user experience, and making sure we have all the wiki-like tools people need to work on the site. We're just cranking away.” PeopleNeedsEndsTeamFrontsToolsFocusedUsersSiteUser Experience Author:Jimmy Wales
“The goal that the Obama team has is to fundamentally replace the historic America of self reliance, independence, the work ethic, the people who go out and achieve because they spend their lifetime doing the right things and they want to replace it with a politician dominated redistributionist bureaucracy which in the essence would mean the end of the America as it has been for the last 400 years.” PeopleWantYearsMeanHas BeensEndsSelfLastsAmericaGoalTeamAchievePoliticianEthicsEssenceIndependenceLifetimeRight ThingWork EthicBureaucracySelf RelianceHistoricRelianceDoing The Right Thing Author:Newt Gingrich