“Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.”
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Don’t demand authority.
Eagerly take responsibility.
Relentlessly give credit.
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Freedom should mean the freedom to decide how we live our lives, who we choose to enter into relationships with; we should be able to live our lives without excessive interference by the government.
I raised two kids to have an opinion…
…forgot to tell them it was supposed to be mine!
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Are you making a dent in the universe?
Hint: lots of random pokes in many different spots are unlikely to leave much of an impact.
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And hiding out is surely not going to work at all.
Jim Collins, Good to Great, on Level 5 Leaders
1. They are self-confident enough to set up their successors for success.
2. They are humble and modest.
3. They have “unwavering resolve.”
4. They display a “workmanlike diligence — more plow horse than show horse.”
5. They give credit to others for their success and take full responsibility for poor results.
To delegate effectively, you have to be willing to let go of the “how”.
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
Doing what you’ve BEEN doing will get you what you’ve BEEN getting.
“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation and foreign commerce. … The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives and liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement and prosperity of the State.”
