The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life

Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.

What the society thinks is of no interest to me. All that's important is how I see myself. I know who who I am. I know the value of my work.

Sometimes success isn't about making the right decision, it's more about making some decision.

Life's had to break you down so you could be rebuilt

Victims recite problems, leaders provide solutions.

Getting lost along your path is a part of finding the path you are meant to be on.

My love of books was all that saved me.

I've heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don't become one of them

The farmer has patience and trusts the process. He just has the faith and deep understanding that through his daily efforts, the harvest will come.And then one day, almost out of nowhere, it does.

Victim fall in love with excuses

It’s about knowing who you are, what you stand for, and then having the courage to be yourself—in every situation rather than only when it’s convenient. It’s about being real, consistent, and congruent so who you are on the inside is reflected by the way you perform on the outside.

Sustained change only happens when we shift at an emotional rather than logical level.

EACH OF US IS BORN INTO GENIUS. Sadly, most of us die amid mediocrity.

Ideas are ultimately worthless unless you activate them with focused and consistent action. The best leaders never leave the site of a good idea without doing something—no matter how small—to breathe some life into it. Lots of people have good ideas. But the masters become masters because they had the courage and conviction to act on ideas.

Companies that are made up of clusters of leaders will actually accelerate their growth by speeding up their rate of innovation as their competition pulls back, build better teams by investing in people while their rivals shrink training budgets, and pick up top talent as their industry peers lay people off. And so fast companies get that unsettling times are actually gifts for them and periods to get so far ahead of the competition that they can never catch up.

To Be a Great Leader, First Become a Great Person.

I’ve learned about leadership is that leaders are those individuals who do the things that failures aren’t willing to do—even though they might not like doing them either. They have the discipline to do what they know to be important—and right—versus what’s easy and fun.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

If everyone would sweep their own doorstep, the whole world will be clean.

The sight of an achievement is the greatest gift a human being could offer others. —AYN RAND

If you are blessed enough to still have your parents, honor them. And do it today.

Whether you think something is possible or impossible, you’ll most certainly be right. Because your belief determines your behavior.

There will be plenty of time to sleep once you are dead.

Victims recite problems. Leaders present solutions.

Remember, we see the world not as it is but as we are.

The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party but they say nothing. And if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them

Sure. If you hadn’t gone through everything you’ve gone through, there’s no way in the world you’d be ready to hear what I’ve come here to teach you. Life’s had to break you down so you could be rebuilt better. And, boy, just wait until you see the breakthroughs you’re about to experience. Before you know it, you’ll be the rock star of this whole book company,” Tommy said as his voice rose, full of passion.

Hard times only feel bad. In truth, they serve us so very well. They make us tougher. They connect us to our dormant potential. Yes, they make us feel uncomfortable. Yes, they create confusion within our minds and provoke fear within our hearts. But the reality of the matter is that the conditions that challenge us the most are the very conditions that lead to our greatest growth. And to our most fulfilling achievements. As if reading my mind, Ty said, “Great leaders

Only the mediocre die always at their best. Real leaders are always improving—and raising their bar on how superbly they can perform and how quickly they can move. —JEAN GIRAUDOUX

We all need to lead where we are planted and shine where we now find ourselves.