Quotes

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 011

Opportunities occur all the time, but you have to be able to take advantage of them. When they do, and you capitalize on them, you are positioning yourself for success and creating your own luck.

The Infinite Game, Page 011

An infinite perspective frees us from fixating on what other companies are doing, which allows us to focus on a larger vision.

Blink, Page 11

This new notion of the adaptive unconscious is thought of… as a kind of giant computer that quickly and quietly processes a lot of the data we need in order to keep functioning as human beings.

Quit, Page 11

…luck makes it difficult to predict exactly how things will turn out, at least not in the short run.

The Rare Find, Page 11

Instead of constantly worrying about what can go wrong, talent-spotting specialists often need to think about what could go right.

Overwhelmed, Page 11

…people in the modern world are so caught up in the busyness they have lost the ability even to imagine what leisure is. – Ben Hunnicutt

Talent is Overrated, Page 11

The pressure on us to keep getting better is greater than it used to be because of a historic change in the economy.

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 011

Your success does not need to be dimmed by what you’re born with (though of course what you’re born with can help). From this perspective, anyone can increase their luck.

Quit, Page 11

…after you’ve set out on a particular course of action, new information will reveal itself to you. And that information is critical feedback.

Primal Leadership, Page 11

…emotionally intelligent leaders attract talented people – for the pleasure of working in their presence.