When you face those hardships and challenges that are coming your way, and they are coming your way, don’t get pushed back on your heels. Don’t ask yourself, "Why me?" Ask yourself, "What am I going to do about it?" And then, go get after it.
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Set some high expectations and then meet them. And you do that by not making excuses, but instead, as you can probably guess, by taking ownership.
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When you're going through hard times, think about that. Think about the choice you're going to make on how you're going to look at it and how you're going to allow these bad things in your life to impact you. You have a choice to make. Make the right choice.
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I tried to take advantage of every opportunity I had to learn. Even if I didn't totally like what I was doing, I still thought or I tried to think there's something to be learned here. — Rob Wilson
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“Some people who are very dissatisfied with their lives nevertheless have no intention of changing their own behavior. They want to keep on doing what they have always done, but just have it turn out differently.”
— Thomas Sowell
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
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Respect is earned, not demanded.
True respect comes from competence, fairness, and integrity, not from authority or intimidation. Leaders who consistently make sound decisions, treat others with respect, and act with humility earn the admiration of their teams.
Demanding respect may achieve compliance, but earning it builds loyalty and trust.
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL!
“The more concerned we become over the things we can't control, the less we will do with the things we can control.” – John Wooden
~ via @DrewMaddux
There's choices we make every day; to get better or get worse, to build or to decay, to move forward or to sit and rot. Make the right choice. And you do this by getting up every day and getting after it.
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No matter what you are doing, what can you do to do it better? What can you do to make YOU better? Ask yourself that question, APPLY THAT WILL, and get after it.
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If you keep your morale up, your brain works better. When your morale is down, everything looks bleak and you feel afraid. — "Psychological Aspects of Survival"
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