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1 " There is no ‘I’ in Team, but there is in achievement. "
― Mark Villareal , Leadership Lessons From Mom
2 " Mijo, bad news does not get better with time, it will always be found out. The quicker you bring the bad news to others’ attention the better, even if you are the guilty party, the better for all. "
3 " Marcos, each question I ask is designed to give you just enough rope. What you do with that rope is up to you. You decide with your answers if that rope will hang you or save you. How you choose is up to you. I pray that over time you will learn that being honest, even if you did wrong, is a better option. "
4 " What I mean is this, you need to quit being so self-centered about yourself and look at life from a new perspective. Look at life with the perspective that life is not about you, it is about the others in your life. It is about your family, your friends, and who else God puts in your way. If you learn life from this perspective and focus on others your life will become more enriched by the others doing the same for you. "
5 " My son, I will love you unconditionally no matter what you do. I pray you choose wisely, and that you are always safe. But what I want most, is that whatever you decide and become, that you are a good example to others. That is what would comfort me. This, I believe, is your responsibility in life. I want you to own that responsibility and I want you to live that responsibility. "
6 " Mijo, values are what you live by and principles are what you stand on. "
7 " The moment you allow yourself to walk on eggshells, there will be eggs at every turn. "
8 " Remember that life is lived in the valleys and you need to attack life to make it through. But those few times that you reach the mountain tops remember, to enjoy the view. It is the view from the mountain tops that will keep you fighting forward in the valley for that next moment on the mountain. Because you have been to the mountain top and you remember the view, you will fight to get back there again. "
9 " If you did as much today, as you plan to do tomorrow, you would accomplish a lot. "
10 " The moment you allow yourself to walk on eggshells there will be eggs at every turn. "
