Quotes by Consultants - Page 10

But if you forgive someone for something they did to you, it doesn’t mean you agree with what they did or believe it was right. Forgiving that person means you have chosen not to dwell on the matter anymore; you have moved on with your life.
Idowu Koyenikan
We cannot escape most of the crises in our lives, nor should we. In fact, these events frequently provide the energy for movement on our spiritual journey, even when we are stuck along the way... we ask questions about our own life. We wonder about meaning. Our present view may become inadequate. We ask deeper questions. Even joyful experiences can propel us forward.
Janet O. Hagberg
If we go in to each situation that life throws at us with an attitude that we canlearn from it then we will never be truly defeated.
Oli Anderson
Future strong is filled with disruptive heroes. Are you one?
Bill Jensen
Courage is leaning into the doubts and fears to do what you know is right even when it doesn’t feel natural or safe.
Lee Ellis
Like a good marriage, trust on a team is never complete; it must be maintained over time
Patrick Lencioni
Today is a new day and it brings with it a new set of opportunities for me to act on.I am attentive to the opportunities and I seize them as they arise.I have full confidence in myself and my abilities.I can do all things that I commit myself to.No obstacle is too big or too difficult for me to handle because what lies inside me is greater than what lies ahead of me.I am committed to improving myself and I am getting better daily.I am not held back by regret or mistakes from the past.I am moving forward daily.Absolutely nothing is impossible for me.
Idowu Koyenikan
Mass amateurization of publishing makes mass amateurization of filtering a forced move.
Clay Shirky
Serving Leaders work hard to get obstacles out of the way so others can make progress.
John Stahl-Wert
Be confident. Be successful. Bebeautiful. Be intelligent. Be hard working. Be carefree. Be modest.Be driven. Be forgiving. Be creative. Be relaxed. Be motivated. Beeducated. Be thoughtful. Be kind. Be determined. Be good. Just beyou!
Russell Strand
People follow leaders by choice. Without trust, at best you get compliance.
Jesse Lyn Stoner
Forget "six degrees of separation" today it's "six degrees of CONNECTION.
Morag Barrett
These are tears and I am crying.It is not a painful sensation, as I always thought it must be. It feels like the purest expression of feeling that it is possible to have. And the feeling mixes everything up together. Happiness. Sadness. Relief. Sorrow. Love. A mixture if things no psychiatrist ever felt. It is the most wonderful mixture in the world.
Harry Bingham
For your own professionalism, reputation & appearance, it really is ok to NOT post every #video, picture, event or show on social media.On the contrary, holding back, waiting or not posting certain things all together can help much more than hurt.
Loren Weisman
You discuss philosophy about what you read but never really live the wisdom.
Dragos Bratasanu
If you want a strong future: Becoming secure with insecurity is the best security you can have.
Bill Jensen
If it comes easy, it will go fast.
Andrena Sawyer
Most of us try to do too much because we are secretly afraid we will not be able to do anything at all.
Rick Aster
Innovation can start with wanting what does not yet exist - and finding a solution - or seeing what does not yet exist - and finding an opportunity.
Max McKeown
Your heart doesn't care about being easy. Your heart only cares about what's true for you.
Dragos Bratasanu
In a human development sense, our understanding of leadership has essentially “grown up” and moved past personal ego and a self-centered view of things.
Linda Fisher Thornton
Believe in yourself, don't let no man define your future, work hard at your trade as if no man exist to help you and focus should be your lens against distractions.
Oscar Bimpong
Time management is about life management.
Idowu Koyenikan
Your values are your essence: an undistorted mirror showing you at your pure, attractive best.
Stan Slap
Jesus Followers are called to be reflectors of His character, servants of his grace, ambassadors of His message and magnifiers of His glory!” ~ © gfp '42
Gary Patton
Many things are impossible for men to do alone, but everything is possible with God. Regardless of how big your errors might have been, you will find forgiveness when you truly seek for it.
Dragos Bratasanu
The only barrier that's blocking us from living an abundant life is our unwillingness to share what we have
Dragos Bratasanu
Confidence is always the best accessory. Own the moment. Own your space.
Andrena Sawyer
Strategy is about shaping the future.
Max McKeown
Mindfulness is an invitation to change that pattern and to become aware of where we are and how we got here. Mindfulness gives us a chance to listen to the wisdom of our hearts, to notice with more clarity where we get in our own way, and to shift from reacting out of habit to responding from our intentions.
Maia Duerr
Innovation is about practical creativity - it's about making new ideas useful...
Max McKeown
Value is what you trade to get money. The more valuable you are the more money you attract.
Oscar Bimpong
If you want to lead others into a strong future: You need to be keenly aware of how your own inner truths — biases, fears, courage, values and dreams — do or do not impact the daily work of others.
Bill Jensen
Hard-core results come from igniting the massive power of emotional commitment. Are your people committed?
Stan Slap
There is no work-life balance. We have one life. What's most important is that you be awake for it.
Janice Marturano
No matter how crazed you get, no matter what pressures you're under, no matter who needs what by yesterday... Always remember: everything you do uses a portion of someone else's life.
Bill Jensen
The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
Tom Peters
You've no doubt heard the saying 'knowledge is power.' I disagree. Knowledge is only powerful if you use it, if you act on it.
Brian Moran
When you can truly understand how others experience your behavior, without defending or judging, you then have the ability to produce a breakthrough in your leadership and team. Everything starts with your self-awareness. You cannot take charge without taking accountability, and you cannot take accountability without understanding how you avoid it.
Loretta Malandro
But moving from enabling the business to being the business is challenging work. It means changing governance models, organizational structures, delivery methodologies and hiring practices. It means transforming IT people from technologists to strategists, from constructing hard lines around IT to creating an environment devoid of organizational boundaries, and from clamping down on employees attempts to develop their own technology to embracing end-user innovation. It also means driving change in the most difficult of all arenas: the mindset, the psyche, the most deeply held ways that we understand our jobs, our success, and our professional identity.
Martha Heller
An honorable leader must demonstrate a willingness to reveal his or her ‘inner self’ to their team. It builds trust and trust is essential. It’s also a sign of strength and authenticity, and people are attracted to those who are ‘real’ and authentic.
Lee Ellis
Love dissolves the separation between ‘you’ and ‘me’.
Dr. Asoka Jinadasa
Successful commitment occurs when your stated intentions are stronger than your hidden intentions, or when you consciously reconcile the conflict.
Brian P. Moran
Sometimes, sleepers turn up as common people who do everyday things, and create a new destiny for themselves when nobody’s watching.
Dragos Bratasanu
Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to "fit in" so that they don't "stick out." This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents' good intentions
Tom Rath
During the first few minutes of your presentation, your job is to assure the audience members that you are not going to waste their time and attention.
Dale Ludwig
YOU are the next big thing.
Bill Jensen
Voters—here’s the real challenge: we don’t need empty promises made by politicians whose only goal in life is to get elected or re-elected. We need leaders with attributes that qualify them to lead us through the difficult challenges we’re facing.
Lee Ellis
PREFACE PROBLEM: Nobody reads prefaces.SOLUTION: Call the preface Chapter 1.NEW PROBLEM CREATED BY SOLUTION: Chapter 1 is boring.RESOLUTION: Throw away Chapter 1 and call Chapter 2 Chapter 1.
Gerald M. Weinberg
Culture is the sum of the values, beliefs and assumptions of human groups.
Max McKeown
If you cannot find a reason to be grateful for today, be grateful for you have the sky.
Dragos Bratasanu
You must have a level of discontent to feel the urge to want to grow.
Idowu Koyenikan
All we've got is Now. Life, composed of a billion moments, from our first to our last thoughts.
Max McKeown
Emotional commitment is a personal choice. Managers understand this even if their companies don’t.
Stan Slap
To integrate one’s experiences around a coherent and enduring sense of self lies at the core of creating a user’s guide to life.
Stan Slap
Our ultimate devotion is to be a reflection of a divine work that is continuously unfolding in our hearts.
Andrena Sawyer
You must love yourself before you can love others.
Dr. Asoka Jinadasa
Innovative ideas aren't generated in structured, authoritarian environments but in an adaptive culture based on the principles of self-organization and self-discipline.
Jim Highsmith
One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction...
Clay Shirky
Righteous indignation calls sin what it is. Bigotry is sin. Racism is sin. Oppression is sin. Control by fear is sin. Violence is sin. The quicker we can all admit that, the quicker the healing will begin.
Andrena Sawyer