WHAT IS NOT WHAT YOU WISH WAS

"Everything you need you already have."

Wayne Dyer (1940-?) American psychotherapist/author/lecturer.

Worry about what you think you need and don't have when (if) the day comes when (if) you find you absolutely can do no more with only what you have.

And keep in mind, we're talking needs not wants.

THE COST OF WINNING

"I was never ruined but twice; once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one."

Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer/historian.

In business as in life, defend what is yours, that which has value.

But make certain the value exceeds the cost of the defense.

The Ticking Clock

"I am what you will be, I was what you now are."

Unknown

For all our differences this does describe us all.

Time is the great leveler.

Use yours wisely.

How Much Time Do We Have Left?

"Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Late 18th/early 19th century German poet/author

And still we often wish the day would end.

We can't include time on our balance sheets even though it is the one asset which often has most to do with our success or failure.

You've Got What You Need

"We have more than we use."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

19th century US poet/essayist

Most every parent, mine included, has at one time or another said something similar to their children.

They were right.

What do you have in your business that you are not but should be using to its fullest?

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The Ability To Accept The Unacceptable

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

Aristotle

If I had to pick just one indication of a person's management skills, this would be it.

There Can Be Many Roads To Success

"Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause."

Mahatma Gandhi

If what you want to accomplish is truly the right thing, why not listen to suggestions to the contrary?

Being a manager does not mean one is always right; there are often many more ways than one to accomplish goals.

Management: Not How Much You Have, It's What You Do With It

"It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed."

Kim Hubbard
Early 20th century American humorist

And they do not necessarily bring success or failure in business either.

Certainly having more assets at your disposal is usually better than not, but it doesn't mean you still won't squander them.