“When [what you are deeply passionate about, what you can be best in the world at and what drives your economic engine] come together, not only does your work move toward greatness, but so does your life. For, in the end, it is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. Perhaps, then, you might gain that rare tranquility that comes from knowing that you’ve had a hand in creating something of intrinsic excellence that makes a contribution. Indeed, you might even gain that deepest of all satisfactions: knowing that your short time here on this earth has been well spent, and that it mattered.”
"Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you."
- Jim Collins
Awareness
"The most powerful cultures are those that are based on values that are deeply held and widely shared."
- Jim Collins
Belief
"Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change."
- Jim Collins
Transformation
"Indeed, the real question is not, “Why greatness?” but “What work makes you feel compelled to try to create greatness?” If you have to ask the question, “Why should we try to make it great? Isn’t success enough?” then you’re probably engaged in the wrong line of work."
- Jim Collins
Motivation
"What separates people is not the presence or absence of difficulty, but how they deal with the inevitable difficulties of life."
- Jim Collins
Adversity
"You are the hope of Israel, ‘children of the promised day’!"
- President Russell M. Nelson
Aspirations
"If you can dream it, you can do it."
- Walt Disney
Aspirations
"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."
- Earl Nightingale
Aspirations
"You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits."
- Michael Phelps
Aspirations
"Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."
- Serena Williams
Aspirations