 |
The ingredients for long-term success – courage, vision, follow-through, risk, opportunity, sweat, sacrifice, skill, discipline, honesty, graciousness, generosity – never vary.
|
36 |
 |
Leadership is about taking risks. If your life is free of failure, you aren’t much of a leader.
|
61 |
 |
Engaging in activities devoid of difficulty, lounging in risk-free zones, is life without great meaning.
|
66 |
 |
People with high self-esteem are more willing to act on their beliefs, to stand up for what they believe in, to approach, others, to risk new undertakings.
|
192 |
 |
…if we’re too much in a hurry, people can feel as if they’re not being heard and we risk undermining the rapport and trust we’ve built.
|
30 |
 |
…hiding your deadlines dramatically increases the risk of an impasse.
|
120 |
 |
To hire a risky and iffy worker, without a competent overseer, simply isn’t worth it, no matter how low the wage.
|
29 |
 |
…evidence reveals that burned-out employees are at heightened risk of depression, physical fatigue, sleep disruptions, impaired immune systems, alcohol abuse, and even cardiovascular disease.
|
161 |
 |
…when we empathize at the bargaining table, focusing on our counterparts’ emotions and feelings puts us at risk of giving away too much.
|
197 |
 |
The more strongly we affiliate with a group, the greater our risk of losing our sense of uniqueness.
|
233 |
