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1 " Don't ever underestimate the importance of treating others with respect and kindness. "
― Alison Levine , On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership
2 " Never let failure discourage you. Every time you get to the base of a mountain (literal or metaphorical), you're presented with a new opportunity to challenge yourself, to push your limits beyond what you thought possible, to learn from climbers on the trail ahead of you, and to take in some amazing views. Your performance on the mountain you climbed last week or last month or last year doesn't matter - because it's all about what you are doing right now. "
3 " Failure in and of itself is not a bad thing. But failing to learn from it is inexcusable. "
4 " The journey is where we find perspective. "
5 " How we treat people is always our choice, and if we choose not to be respectful, it can come back to bite us. "
6 " Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top—it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others—it rises from your heart. "
7 " But we can’t control the environment; all we can control is the way we react to it. "
8 " A personal credo can help you stay true to yourself and to your beliefs even in extreme circumstances, when risks to your physical and mental well-being might threaten your values. What’s your credo? What is your purpose? What do you strive to do daily? How do you think people would currently describe you as a person? As a leader? How do you want people to describe you? What values are most important to you? Know what you stand for. And know what you would fight for. How do you want to be remembered when you leave this earth? "
9 " A personal credo can help you stay true to yourself and to your beliefs even in extreme circumstances, when risks to your physical and mental well-being might threaten your values. What’s your credo? What is your purpose? What do you strive to do daily? How do you think people would currently describe you as a person? As a leader? How do you want people to describe you? What values are most important to you? Know what you stand for. And know what you would fight for. How do you want to be remembered when you leave this earth? Here’s another question to ask yourself: What are you are doing right now to work toward that personal credo? A credo isn’t about writing a few words down. It’s about taking action. It’s about living those words every day. "
10 " Most people, no matter how talented, will at some point find themselves in aposition where one or more of their skills don’t measure up to the skills of thosearound them. Great leaders find unexpected ways to bring out the best inthemselves and in others. Do whatever you have to do in order to make everyoneon your team feel like they’re valuable contributors. And instead of expectingothers to overcome a weakness, get creative and find ways to help themcompensate, which often involves leveraging hidden talents. Ultimately, you andyour organization will be stronger for it.Muhammad Ali, who struggled in school because he was learning disabled, wasquoted as follows: “I never said I was the smartest, I said I was the greatest.” It’syour job to help people be the greatest. "
11 " Leadership is an attitude. Every one of us on this planet is in aleadership position. We all have a responsibility to help one another. If youlook at what’s happening in the world today, I think you’ll agree that thechallenges are huge, but the opportunities are even greater. What we saymatters. What we do makes a difference. And how we lead has impact. Weall need to be better leaders. If we put some effort into that, there is nolimit to the amount of positive influence we can have on the people aroundus. "
