Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
Power moves with you when you have an intent to serve more than yourself.
Interpretation
True power comes from serving others and having a selfless intention.
This quote by Tony Robbins emphasizes that genuine influence and strength are derived from a commitment to serve others rather than focusing solely on personal gain. By prioritizing the needs of others, individuals can inspire change and empower themselves and those around them, resulting in a more significant impact in both personal and communal endeavors.
In practice
In a team meeting, to inspire colleagues about our project direction.
Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want.
What's the ultimate price I'll pay if I don't stop this indulgence now? By asking questions like this, they'll associate pain to overeating, and their behavior will change immediately.
Happiness and success in life are not the result of what we have, but rather of how we live. What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.
As a species, we're not only wired to choose today over tomorrow, but we hate to feel like we're losing out on something. The bottom line is, if we feel like we're losing something we avoid it, we won't do it. That's why so many people don't save and invest. Saving sounds like you're giving something up, you're losing something today. But you're not.
Any Idiot can point out a problem .... A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems!
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I only met Margaret Thatcher twice. The thing that I thought about meeting her was how extraordinarily intelligent she was. You really had to be on your game otherwise she'd make mincemeat of you.
The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
Inspiring conduct has so much more of an impact than coercing it.
In the 101st Airborne Division headquarters in Mosul, we had a sign on the wall. It was a question that we would ask ourselves before every new operation or policy initiative. It asked: Will this policy or operation take more bad guys off the streets than it creates by its conduct?
The great illusion of leadership is to think that man can be led out of the desert by someone who has never been there.
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