Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.

The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.

The worst leaders are the once that think they have to know as much or more than the people who work with them. The best leaders are the once who know that their employees know hell of a lot more than what they know and willing to admit it whilst expressing the value of their employees.

The concept of why is already in the vernacular. It is now a noun. "That company doesn't know their why." "They need to learn their why." "That politician needs to understand his why." We talk about it as a noun. That never existed prior to 2009. That never existed prior to 2006 when I first started articulating it. This is the most amazing thing to me. It has now become a concept. It's part of the way we think about businesses and transactions and decisions.

Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.

If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for

I cannot tell you how long it takes for your exercise to work. If you haven't seen any results in a year or six months you're doing something wrong.