Quotes About Empowerment

Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?

Good leaders ask great questions that inspire others to dream more, think more, learn more, do more, and become more.

anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.

The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others. You cannot produce consistently on a level higher than your leadership. In other words, your leadership skills determine the level of your success-and the success of those who work around you.

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.

isn't fair. It isn't going to be fair. Stop sniveling and whining and go out and make it happen for you. Wishing that a risk wasn't yours to take won't make it any easier. In fact, it might make it harder. Your attitude about it is your choice.

There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself." —Andrew Carnegie

It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position.

If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.

Never complain about what you allow.

When you accomplish something that you once believed was impossible, it makes you a new person. It changes the way you see yourself and the world.

You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility . . . In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.

believe leadership is servanthood. It's my responsibility to make sure my people have what they need to succeed and get their work done.

Henry Ford, who said, "Don't find a fault; find a remedy.

When you live each day with intentionality, there's almost no limit to what you can do. You can transform yourself, your family, your community, and your nation. When enough people do that, they can change the world. When you intentionally use your everyday life to bring about positive change in the lives of others, you begin to live a life that matters.

What you make of life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need - what you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours. Stay mindful of your choices!

Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could." —STEVE JOBS

Success is . . . knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles, you wouldn't be able to sit down for weeks.

Past hurts can make you bitter or better—the choice is yours.

Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated." —Fred W. Smith