Cats do what cats do, ducks do what ducks do, and eagles do what eagles, do. If you take a duck and ask it to do an eagles' job, shame on you. As a leader, your job is to help your ducks to become better ducks and your eagles better eagles - to put individuals in the right places and help them reach their potential.

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You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

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A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

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The difference between where we are and where we want to be is created by the changes we are willing to make in our lives. When you want something you've never had, you must do something you've never done to get it.

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People change when they hurt enough that they have to change, learn enough that they want to change, receive enough that they are able to change.

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Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the price of dealing with criticism from people who matter. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.' Second, you must pay the price of overcoming your fears. Failure, rejection, and looking foolish are common fears - but they are just feelings that can be conquered and removed from your thoughts. Finally, you must be willing to pay the price of hard work in order to realize your dream.

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Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today.

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The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.

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If your habits don't line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream

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Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

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Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that’s wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you’re paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help.

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Don't wait until you feel positive to move forward. Act your way into feeling good.

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A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

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You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

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At the beginning, all we have is the vision. At that point God expects us to begin walking in obedience according to the dream He has given us.

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You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. Success doesn't just suddenly occur one day in someone's life. Neither does failure. Each is a process. Every day of your life is merely preparation for the next. What you become is the result of what you do today.

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It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.

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The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

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Your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks.

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If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

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If you don’t try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get.

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