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" There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak. "

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" Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making. "

" Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options. "

" The cost of leadership is self-interest. "

" Sometimes spending time with someone who is perceived as 'successful' can make us feel less successful. "

" The irony is, the advertising industry knows everyone hates what they produce. This is why they keep looking for new ways to force people to stay tuned. "

" Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand. "

" More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions. "

" One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process. "

" Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers. "

" Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can't let go of it. "

" Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow. "

" Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year. I have a strict rule: I don't work on Halloween and I won't travel on Halloween. Not for any reason. "

" Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career. "

" Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness. "

" Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves. "

" A five minute call replaces the time it takes to read and reply to the original email and read and reply to their reply... or replies. And I no longer spend 20+ minutes crafting the perfect email - no need to. "

" In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check. "

" If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start. "

" Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them. "

" If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance. "

" Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound. "

" Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse. "

" Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating. "

" I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets. "

" Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves. "

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