“As good surgical doctor works on a patient in the theater with varied kinds of surgical instruments, so a true leader also needs a clean bag of leadership characters that vary from task to task. One-way leaders are obvious failures!”
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Never crave to be known for someone you are not. Be who you are in the day and when the lights are off, remain true!”
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“Congratulate yourself as a good beginner. Feel proud of God for choosing you to begin the work at hand. Accept the work freely and get started. Be grateful.”
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“It's when the seed grows up that it is known as a tree. Nobody calls the "seedlings" as "trees" and no seedling is ever useful because it doesn't produce fruits! You got to grow up!”
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“Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people with your purpose.”
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“The only species of human beings that are immune to failure are those that are dead and gone. Failure is constant; just prepare to deal with it!”
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“Whatever you can think about, you can have it realized, provided you can work out the suggestions of your imaginations.”
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“Possessions and positions may promote our happiness but cannot create it. Happiness is a state created by self through the realization of how the self is important to the creator.”
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“Stop blaming people for not helping you. No matter how your teacher teaches you to recite a poem, you can’t wear her smiling face to the platform. You’ve got to put that smile on your own face.”
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“You don’t expect the goat to hatch the hen’s eggs. People do what they know very well. Don’t expect someone who doesn’t know what you know to do it for you. Do it yourself.”
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“Vacate the bench of rest and play the game of the bests. Keep on marching; no more benching!”
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“You may have something wise to say, but HOW YOU SAY IT may make it unwise! RECREATE it, else you'll REGRET it!”
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“Sometimes you try to fly and you fall. Remember your falls are not fatal, they're just a little painful. Endure the pain, clean the blood stain, you'll surely gain! Get up and fly again!”
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“Embrace the power of little things and you will build a tower of mighty things. Mighty things are made up varieties of little things put together!”
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“Leaders are not worried about the respect and honour they can be given, but the impacts and influence they can give!”
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