The Big Win Is When You Refuse

...treasure What It Means To Do A Day's Work. It's Our One And Only Chance To Do Something Productive Today, And It's Certainly Not Available To Someone Merely Because He Is The High Bidder. A Day's Work Is Your Chance To Do Art, To Create A Gift, To Do Something That Matters. As Your Work Gets Better And Your Art Becomes More Important, Competition For Your Gifts Will Increase And You'll Discover That You Can Be Choosier About Whom You Give Them To.

The Problem With Requiring People To Be Loud And Angry To Get Things Done Is That You're Now Surrounded By People Who Are Loud And Angry.

School Is At Its Best When It Gives Students The Expectation That They Will Not Only Dream Big, But Dream Dreams That They Can Work On Every Day Until They Accomplish Them-not Because They Were Chosen By A Black-box Process, But Because They Worked Hard Enough To Reach Them.

Marketing Is The Way Your People Answer The Phone, The Typesetting On Your Bills And Your Return Policy.

It's Human Nature To Quit When It Hurts. But It's That Reflex That Creates Scarcity.