Quotes from Mark Sanborn

We are responsible for living in a way that shows others who we truly are and what we believe.

When those who know are able to show, those who learn are able to grow.

People doing good work feel good & people doing exceptional work feel, exceptional. Accomplishments contributes greatly to satisfaction.

Big oaks grow from small acorns, and activity is a precursor to accomplishment. You don't think yourself into success.

Better is the most important step to becoming your best. If you want to be your best, you need to start by getting better. Start doing better. Good, better, best. That's how it works.

Don't confuse activity with action.

The only happy people I know are the ones who are working well at something they consider important. ABRAHAM MASLOW

The only thing better than an acknowledgement is action.

Faithfully doing your best, independent of the support, acknowledgment, or reward of others, is a key determinant in a fulfilling career.

There are two types of people who never achieve very much in their lifetimes. One is the person who won't do what s/he is told to do. And the other is the person who does no more than s/he is told to do. - Andrew Carnegie

Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be extraordinary.

No man can become rich without himself enriching others. —ANDREW CARNEGIE

Staying the same isn't enough because yesterday's success can easily become tomorrow's mediocrity.

Don't wait for the perfect opportunity. Just take an opportunity and make it as perfect as you can.

Love is the commitment to treat a person with dignity and kindness regardless of how you feel about him or her.

You are the spark that sets others on fire when you initiate.

Genuine, authentic leadership infuses meaning into your life, because you know that your efforts count and that you are serving the needs of others as well as your own.

Whatever you are, be a good one. —ABRAHAM LINCOLN

position never determines performance, ultimately performance determines position in life.

Take life one day at a time, and make each day better than the last.

If we are going to survive, we must build communities of caring and connection. CECILE ANDREWS

La diferencia entre lo trivial y lo importante depende de la persona que hace el trabajo.

It takes just about the same amount of time to be a nice guy as it does to be a jerk.

To a business, ordinary is poison, extraordinary the antidote.