Quotes About Empowerment

But there's a difference between being an achiever and a leader. Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

The next time you hear yourself saying, "I'm just no good at . . . ," ask yourself, "Why not?

It's an interesting equation: Less me. More them. Equals success.

If we do not create and control our environment, our environment creates and controls us.

But the higher up you go in the organization, the more you need to make other people winners and not make it about winning yourself.

You know your vote doesn't count, but you go through the motions, because it's been drummed into your head that you might be the one person who makes a difference.

A very ladylike bosom," she said, approvingly. "There's nothing there," I complained. The clerk grinned. "I have been fitting bras for twenty-five years and no one ever thinks her breasts are good enough," she said. "You'll save yourself a lot of unhappiness if you accept and enjoy what you have. Neat little breasts are very chic.

Those that are elected to take part in the communal council are called voceros (spokespeople) because they are the voice of the community, and when they cease to be so, because the community no longer feels they are adequately transmitting the ideas and decisions of the community, these people can and should be recalled.

Imagine what you'd do if it absolutely didn't matter what people thought of you. Got it? Good. Never go back.

Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to be what we're not, feeling lousy about ourselves when we fail, and sometimes when we succeed. We hide our differences when, by accepting and celebrating them, we could collaborate to make every effort more exciting, productive enjoyable, and powerful. Personally, I think we should start right now.

What are people actually able to do and to be? What real opportunities are available to them?

She is tough, like a Quiner woman. She works hard and she doesn't feel sorry for herself. At the same time she won't let someone else tell her what she should do with her life.

God doesn't want you to wait, he wants you to live.

Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival.

I have no intention of being a footnote in someone else's life." [on being a war correspondent during WWII]

Since I am devoted to my own freedom, I didn't think it just to deny other people theirs; and a basic freedom must be to be bossed by your own kind, not by foreigners.

Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can

This book should be in the briefcase of every exec in the world and should be pulled out every day for a refresher on how to be a real leader.

Getting the best is about building a culture of trust, connection, growth, and service. That culture is sustained and enlivened by its managers one person at a time, one interaction at a time. That's employee engagement.

People yearn for purpose—for doing something that's important, that engages their full potential in a way that's meaningful beyond their personal bank accounts.

As a people leader, your job is to inspire your employees to bring their personal greatness to work every day

Five Human Truths." We need to be understood, feel special, feel as though we belong, feel that we're in control, and know that we have the chance to reach our potential

Because it is only by God's grace that we are enabled to renew our minds and be more like God, God gets all the credit.

Pain is a very precious gift. Do not waste it.