“Words are the currency of ideas and have the power to change the world.”

“It doesn’t matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits. That’s just the way life is.

“Several years ago Dr. Maxwell Maltz’s book, Psycho-Cybernetics, was one of the most popular books on the market. Dr. Maltz was a plastic surgeon who often took disfigured faces and made them more attractive. He observed that in every case, the patient’s self-image rose with his and her physical improvement. In addition to being a successful surgeon, Dr. Maltz was a great psychologist who understood human nature. A wealthy woman was greatly concerned about her son, and she came to Dr. Maltz for advice. She had hoped that the son would assume the family business following her husband’s death, but when the son came of age, he refused to assume that responsibility and chose to enter an entirely different field. She thought Dr. Maltz could help convince the boy that he was making a grave error. The doctor agreed to see him, and he probed into the reasons for the young man’s decision. The son explained, “I would have loved to take over the family business, but you don’t understand the relationship I had with my father. He was a driven man who came up the hard way. His objective was to teach me self-reliance, but he made a drastic mistake. He tried to teach me that principle in a negative way. He thought the best way to teach me self-reliance was to never encourage or praise me. He wanted me to be tough and independent. Every day we played catch in the yard. The object was for me to catch the ball ten straight times. I would catch that ball eight or nine times, but always on that tenth throw he would do everything possible to make me miss it. He would throw it on the ground or over my head but always so I had no chance of catching it.” The young man paused for a moment and then said, “He never let me catch the tenth ball—never! And I guess that’s why I have to get away from his business; I want to catch that tenth ball!”

“An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.”

“There are two things that are most difficult to get people to do: to think, and to do things in order of importance.”

“The bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.”

“«Uno no puede enemistarse con las personas e influir en ellas al mismo tiempo».”

“As people gain more authority, they often develop a lack of patience in listening to those under them. A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.”

“Imagen es lo que la gente piensa que somos. Integridad es lo que en realidad somos.” 

“You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”

“The beauty of trust is that it erases worry and frees you to get on with other matters. Trust means confidence.”

“A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.

“anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.”

“Pain prompts us to face who we are and where we are. What we do with that experience defines who we become.”

“• Leaders gain credibility when they suffer with those they lead.”