Management Monday!
The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles…
Between Martin Luther King Jr. day and President Obama’s inauguration, it seems appropriate we pause for a moment to not only honor leaders, but to learn from them. As professionals trying to balance our lives while changing the world, sometimes the best place to look for advice is in the words of historical figures and modern game changers. These are people that manage to break down walls or reshape thinking. Whatever else stands in their way, they manage. You can manage too with some great advice in mind.
- “The hard days are the best because that’s where champions are made. So if you can push through, you can push through anything!” ― Gabby Douglas
- “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” ― Henry Ford
- “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ― Ernest Hemingway
- “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” ― Steve Jobs
- “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” ― Abraham Lincoln
- “A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.” ― Barack Obama
- “You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
- “It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” ― Harriet Beecher Stowe
- “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” — Oprah Winfrey
You are a visionary, so think like one. Cling to the advice of those that you aspire to emulate. Learn from their experiences and their wisdom. Most of all, remember you are the best game changer when you are true to yourself.
