The Essence of Survival

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed...every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle...when the sun comes up, you'd better be running." ~ Successories More

Opposition

"Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind." ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie More

Opportunity

"Do one thing every day that scares you." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt More

Work Ethic

"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games." ~ Babe Ruth More

Take Ownership

"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. " ~ John Burroughs More

Run Your Own Race

"Don't be preoccupied with what the competition may be doing. Just like a marathon, some people start fast and fade or start slowly and pick up the pace later. Keep focused on what you're doing, and you won't have to worry about over- or underestimating your peers. Besides, great teammates root for their co-workers, knowing that there's plenty of opportunity to go around if people pull together to grow the business." ~ Marty Fukuda, entrepreneur More

Imitation vs. Innovation

"Imitation is a kind of artless flattery." ~ Eustace Budgell Colton, 1714 "Imitation is the sincerest of flattery." ~ Charles Caleb Colton, 1820 More

Environment

"Understand that you will be like those with whom you surround yourself. Your environment is stronger than you are." ~ Chinese Proverb More

Don’t Get Distracted by Competition

"The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time." ~ Henry Ford More

Character

"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." ~ Norman Schwarzkopf More