Quotes about Empowering Others

I have fought my own battle with depression, and it was important for me to bring a little awareness about it for others.

I don't want to be the guy that's sitting here, calling somebody and telling them their dream. I want to be in the seat of the founder.

Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success.

You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more.

Whether you empower one person or the free world, that is leadership.

There are two ways of spreading light..to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Don't be scared to fly high, 'cause it will inspire others.

Sometimes you just have to be willing to delegate and not feel like you're the only one with the answer.

Canoeing was hard and scary, and the wind could blow you across the lake if you did it wrong. After a year of not doing it right, I could talk to people and get them to sit up straight, take different kinds of chances, to breathe differently, to engage in the moment in the boat. And I changed them, and I changed me in the process.

My favorite point guard, growing up, was Magic Johnson. The reason why I say that is he was a winner, and he did everything in his power to make his teammates better. That's what the game is all about as a point guard.

The only thing that I know is that, growing up, I came across stumbling blocks, and I always said to myself, 'If I ever get into a position to do something about this, I would like to, so that somebody does not deal with what I went through.'

The theme of my life is overcoming. It is my personal mantra and what I help other people do.

And now Patrick owed her. You hardly ever run into the kind of person who can really hold you in an open hand, never threatened or competitive, always loving you enough to want you to have everything you've imagined possible. Angie, only twenty-three, had that down. She was all selfless love. She was going to leave her mark and the world would be a better place for it.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere.

To this day I believe we are here on earth to live, grow, and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.

When you give an A, you find yourself speaking to people not from a place of measuring how they stack up against your standards, but from a place of respect that gives them room to realize themselves.

As we each express our natural genius, we all elevate our world.

When you're educated, you must offer others a road to success.

It's better to give ideas away and contribute to another person's success than to have them lying dormant.

#Leadership is not how much you can take away from others, it is about how much you can inspire, teach and build others by example ~bns

If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.

Life is not about receiving. It is about giving, knowing that someone might learn, understand or grow that little bit from the experience

You may not lead by ordering, but you may lead by showing possibilities and the beauty of success.