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Annette Verschuren Quotes On How To Lead And Succeed In Business And In Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Success
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Identify your values

“By identifying values-your baseline- you not only consistently project these values, but you are also easily able to align yourself with organizations that reflect these same values, resulting in a more meaningful and satisfying career.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

Great leaders don’t fixate on being bad or good

“Great leaders don’t fixate on being bad or good. They focus on being better. Focusing on being better is the first step in effecting tangible, positive change. And getting results is what ultimately gives a leader her power.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

There is no such thing as a “wrong” decision

“There is no such thing as a ‘wrong’ decision. Your job as a leader is to consider the information you currently have, make a decision, and then focus ensuring the decision you made is the right one through excellent execution.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

People rarely know what they’re capable of achieving

“People rarely know what they’re capable of achieving until life puts them to the test. That’s why your success as a leader depends so heavily upon your ability to do just that.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

People’s work ethic

“No matter how incredible people’s work ethic is, their desire to work hard and do well is so much higher when they have played a role in setting their own targets and creating their own work plans.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

The biggest and hardest personal transformation

“The biggest and hardest personal transformation you will need to make in order to be a great leader is shifting from accomplishing things all on your own to achieving things through other people.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

Personal branding is about standing for something

“Personal branding is about standing for something, showing courage, taking the high road and speaking through your actions and accomplishments.”- Bet On Me: Leading And Succeeding In Business And In Life

No One Can Help You If You Are Not Ready To Help Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
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It is about your own attitude. You have what it takes to change yourself, your life. You have the power to change yourself. No one can help you if you are not ready to help yourself. No one can push you to do what you don’t want to do. No one can tell you to change your life. It depends on what you want to achieve in your life.

“No man is ever created without the inherent power in himself to help himself.”- Charles F. Haanel

If you want to achieve greatness in your life, you have the power to change your life. You were created to defend yourself. You were not created to depend on people to help you solve your problems. They don’t even know your problems. If they don’t know what you are going through, how can they help you solve it? They can’t.

If you want to grow, change is necessary. It is important. It is what you need to get to the next level. If you hate change, you won’t grow. Change is difficult, but doable. Change requires awareness. For any change to be effective, for any change to give you what you want, you must know why you want to change. If you don’t know why you want to change, if you don’t know what you want to change, how can you change yourself?

“Change starts with you.”

You don’t have the power to change yesterday, but you have the power to change today. And if you want to change your future, start today. Because your future is happening right now. What you are doing right now is creating your future. If you want your future to be better than today, you must stay in the game. Because life is a game.