“In her TED talk, Dr. Duckworth said, “One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn’t social intelligence. It wasn’t good looks, physical health, and it wasn’t IQ. It was grit. Grit is a passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is stamina. . . . Grit is living life like it’s a marathon and not a sprint.”
― An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto
― An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto
“Many of us are sundials in the shade. Things aren’t working, but we are not broken. We are just in the wrong spot. We need to move out of the shade and into the sun, or we need to start chopping down trees.”
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
“If we are overly joyful it’s Friday, we should reconsider what we’re doing Monday through Thursday. - Denise W. Barreto”
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
“What are you addicted to? What do you need? What can’t you live without? What do you do too much, too often and for too long? How can you build on your addiction and become the best?”
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
“W. Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement, taught that any time the majority of the people behave a particular way the majority of the time, the people are not the problem. The problem is inherent in the system.2 As a leader, you own responsibility for the system.”
― The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
― The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
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