“The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to do it. Inspiration comes from three things: clarity of one's vision, courage of their conviction and the ability to effectively communicate both of those things.” PeopleImportantInspirationThreeLeadershipDifferencesAbilityBusinessLeaderVisionCourageInspireCommunicationKeysManagementCommunicateConvictionClarityManagersCeoThree ThingsGreat LeadershipImportant Words Author:Jeff Weiner
“When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, but that I wanted to make a difference and touch even if it was like one person's life... inspire them.” IfsPersonsLongIdeasWantedDifferencesInspireHugePaperNo IdeaMaking A DifferenceGradesEighth Grade Author:Shantel VanSanten
“It is very hard to enroll people in anything. And there is a very big difference between the words motivate and inspire.” PeopleHardBigsDifferencesInspire Author:Wayne Dyer
“Things get done only if the data we gather can inform and inspire those in a position to make a difference.” IfsDoneDifferencesPositionInspireDataMaking A DifferenceData Science Book:Results: the key to continuous school improvement Source: Results: the key to continuous school improvement
“Successful people inspire me, and I don't mean just in their career but people who have amazing families, or who have made a difference, or followed their dreams.” PeopleMeanMadeDreamDifferencesCareersSuccessfulInspireSuccessful PeopleAmazing Family Author:Benjamin Stone
“Seeing how many people in our world today are focused on doing good in this world for others, especially in the younger generation and how passionate they feel about making a difference. What inspires me is helping others to become more of who they are and to learn to become radically generous with each other.” PeopleWorldFeelsHelpingTodayDifferencesSeeingGenerationsThis WorldInspirePassionateFocusedHelping OthersGenerousMaking A DifferenceOur WorldDoing GoodWorld TodayYounger Generation Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“When they [young people] believe they are the difference! That their voice matters and to use the incredible power each one of them has. I work with an amazing young man, Jaylen Arnold, who started a foundation and a movement to educate people about tolerance and to stop bullying when he was eight years old. He never ceases to inspire me.” PeopleMenYearsBelieveMatterUseYoungVoiceDifferencesMovementInspireFoundationIncrediblesEightToleranceCeaseYoung ManBullyingEducate Author:Dash Mihok
“It is very hard to enroll people in anything. And there is a very big difference between the words motivate and inspire. Motivation means we have an idea and we are going to carry through on that idea. We work hard at it, and we are disciplined. A highly motivated person takes an idea, goes out there, and won't let anybody interfere with them. Inspiration is exactly the opposite. If motivation is when you get hold of an idea and carry it through to its conclusion, inspiration is the reverse. An idea gets hold of you and carries you where you are intended to go.” PeopleIfsMeanPersonsIdeasHardBigsInspirationMotivationDifferencesInspireHard WorkOppositesConclusionCarrieWhere You AreMotivatedReverseInterfere Author:Wayne Dyer
“Being able to engage my creativity in a way that makes a difference inspires me more than anything.” WayAbleDifferencesCreativityInspireMaking A Difference Author:Romany Malco
“I think if you can show a kid that reading can actually be fun, it can make you laugh, inspire imagination - that can make a huge difference, that can help a child who's struggling with reading to really look at it differently.” IfsThinkingLooksChildrenHelpingShowsKidsReadingFunImaginationDifferencesLaughingStruggleInspireHugeMake You Laugh Author:Dav Pilkey
“Understanding what is going on in the world today inspires me in a negative sense because there's so much about it that I don't like - political stupidity, environmental degradation, etc. And that makes me want to change it, to make a difference in the world.” WorldWantTodayPoliticalUnderstandingDifferencesInspireNegativeEnvironmentalStupidityMaking A DifferenceEtcWorld TodayDegradationEnvironmental Degradation Author:Theodora Goss
“Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don't ignore that longing to make a difference.” LifeVoiceDifferencesInspireLongingLive LifeMaking A DifferenceInspire Others Author:Stephen Covey
“There's a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.” BigsInspirationCareMotivationValuesDifferencesInspirePositivityTake CareInspiration And Motivation Author:Tony Hsieh
“Civil society rests on moral relationships. They are covenantal rather than contractual. They are brought about not by governments but by us a husbands and wives, parents, friends and citizens, and by the knowledge of what we do and what we are makes a difference to those around us. (...) Renewing society's resources of moral energy is the program, urgent but achievable.” GovernmentEnergyParentChallengesDifferencesMoralWifeInspireCitizensHusbandResourcesProgramMaking A DifferenceProvokingUrgentHusband And WifeCivil Society Author:Jonathan Sacks
“There is a continuum that runs from character to productivity. Who you are and what you believe make a difference to those who look to you for leadership. The values you live will reach the bottom line of your company.” BelieveLooksCharacterRunningValuesChallengesDifferencesLinesCompanyInspireWho You AreBottomProductivityMaking A DifferenceProvokingBottom LineContinuum Author:Walter Wright
“Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.” InspirationalArtWarFilmFormDifferencesPowerfulMediaInspireWeaponsMassDestructionDestroyingFilmmakingWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionInspiring Movie Author:Nicolas Winding Refn