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“A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.”

Moments Character Wisdom Motivation Values Choices Leadership Testing Competence Moment Of Truth

Book:First Things First

Source: First Things First

“Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.”

Motivation Turns Leadership Creative Organization Excellence Sake Urges Motivated Sheer Compulsion Great Organizations Good Organization

Author:James C. Collins

“Great masters merit emulation, not worship.”

Motivation Leadership Masters Worship Merit Emulation

Author:Alan Cohen

“Clear, written goals have a wonderful effect on your thinking. They motivate you and galvanize you into action. They stimulate your creativity, release your energy, and help you to overcome procrastination as much as any other factor.”

Thinking Helping Action Motivation Energy Goal Leadership Creativity Clear Wonderful Written Effects Overcoming Factors Release Procrastination Written Goals

Book:Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Source: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

“Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional.”

May Sometimes Motivation Leadership Optimism Pessimism Delusional

Author:Alan Cohen

“The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leader and followers.”

Motivation Goal Leadership Leader Followers Great Leader Being A Leader Inspiring Leader

Book:Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership

Source: Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership

“The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy.”

Mean Littles Life Is Motivation Found Leadership Too Much Lows Capacity Tragedy Complacency Wasted Life Untapped Potential

Author:Benjamin E. Mays

“One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere rushing on.”

Action Motivation Leadership Ought Mere Stillness Rushing

Book:The Letters of D. H. Lawrence

Source: The Letters of D. H. Lawrence

“Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation - and about fundamental relations with one's fellows.”

Humans Motivation Leadership Relation Fellows Fundamentals Tapping Wellspring

Author:Tom Peters