Great leaders are willing to sacrifice their own personal interests for the good of the team.

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"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."

- John Wooden

Success

"Do the best you can. No one can do more than that."

- John Wooden

Hard Work

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

- John Wooden

Leadership

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."

- John Wooden

Optimism

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything."

- John Wooden

Learning from Mistakes

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"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."

- Harvey Mackay

Leadership

"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."

- Angela Ahrendts

Leadership

"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

- Stanley McChrystal

Leadership

"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."

- Jack Welch

Leadership