Professor on September 25th, 2008
All leaders use mantra’s, and many don’t even know they are doing it. I like to look at these three great leaders. Here are a few mantras that they have used, and you can use also:
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill quotes
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities… because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.
History is written by the victors.
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi quotes
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.
If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work
It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
Leaders aren’t born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Success demands singleness of purpose.
John Wooden
John Wooden quotes
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Be prepared and be honest.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.
It isn’t what you do, but how you do it.
So take these words, I hope you can use them in your life.
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Professor on August 20th, 2008
Prosperity Leader Henry Ford
In his day there were few who were more prosperous than Henry Ford. There were also few who failed more and as spectacularly as Henry Ford. Despite what is happening today with the company Henry Ford built an empire and single handedly started an entire industry, developed and refined the assembly line, and at one time in history accounted for over 2% of the entire GDP of the United States.
There are a lot of great insights that he has given us, here are just a few of them:
An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
Henry Ford quote
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
Henry Ford
“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.”
Henry Ford quote
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.
Henry Ford
There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.
Henry Ford
There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
Henry Ford
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford
“The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence.”
Henry Ford quote
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
Henry Ford
“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time.”
Henry Ford quote
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
Henry Ford
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Henry Ford
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.
Henry Ford
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
Henry Ford
I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say definitely what is and what is not possible.
Henry Ford
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
Henry Ford
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.
Henry Ford
Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.
Henry Ford
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford
You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don’t seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.
Henry Ford
If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.
Henry Ford
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
Henry Ford
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
Henry Ford
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.
Henry Ford
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Henry Ford
The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
Henry Ford
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
Henry Ford
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
Henry Ford
What’s right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.
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In his day there were few who were more prosperous than Henry Ford. There were also few who failed more and as spectacularly as Henry Ford. Despite what is happening today with the company Henry Ford built an empire and single handedly started an entire industry, developed and refined the assembly line, and at one time in history accounted for over 2% of the entire GDP of the United States.
There are a lot of great insights that he has given us, here are just a few of them:
An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”
Henry Ford quote
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Henry Ford
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
Henry Ford
“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.”
Henry Ford quote
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
Henry Ford
Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.
Henry Ford
There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.
Henry Ford
There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.
Henry Ford
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford
“The best we can do is size up the chances, calculate the risks involved, estimate our ability to deal with them, and then make our plans with confidence.”
Henry Ford quote
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
Henry Ford
“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time.”
Henry Ford quote
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
Henry Ford
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Henry Ford
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.
Henry Ford
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
Henry Ford
I cannot discover that anyone knows enough to say definitely what is and what is not possible.
Henry Ford
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
Henry Ford
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.
Henry Ford
Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.
Henry Ford
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford
You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don’t seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.
Henry Ford
If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.
Henry Ford
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
Henry Ford
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
Henry Ford
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.
Henry Ford
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Henry Ford
The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
Henry Ford
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
Henry Ford
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
Henry Ford
What’s right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.
Henry Ford
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Professor on July 23rd, 2008
Warren Buffett's Simple house in Omaha, Nebraska
Ever wonder what the richest person in the world thinks about success and prosperity? Here is your chance to learn from a simple and interesting man.
Warren Buffett Quotes
In my adult business life I have never had to make a choice of trading between professional and personal. I tap-dance to work, and when I get there it’s tremendous fun.- Warren Buffett
I have simple pleasures. I play bridge online for 12 hours a week. Bill and I play, he’s “chalengr” and I’m “tbone”. - Warren Buffett
I just naturally want to do things that make sense. In my personal life too, I don’t care what other rich people are doing. I don’t want a 405 foot boat just because someone else has a 400 foot boat. - Warren Buffett
“I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.” - Warren Buffett
The best way to own common stocks is through an index fund. - Warren Buffett
I was lucky to have the right heroes. Tell me who your heroes are and I’ll tell you how you’ll turn out to be. The qualities of the one you admire are the traits that you, with a little practice, can make your own, and that, if practiced, will become habit-forming. - Warren Buffett
If you’re doing something you love, you’re more likely to put your all into it, and that generally equates to making money. - Warren Buffett
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
Warren Buffett
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
Warren Buffett
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.
Warren Buffett
I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
Warren Buffett
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.
Warren Buffett
It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.
Warren Buffett
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
Warren Buffett
Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.
Warren Buffett
Risk is a part of God’s game, alike for men and nations.
Warren Buffett
Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.
Warren Buffett
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
Warren Buffett
The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.
Warren Buffett
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
Warren Buffett
Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett
We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.
Warren Buffett
Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful”.
Warren Buffett
You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.
Warren Buffett
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