Quotes About Achievement

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve."—Lao-Tzu.

Did you like it? Juilliard?" I ask. "Was it everything you thought it'd be?" "No," she says, and again, I feel this strange sense of victory. Until she elaborates. "It was more." "Oh.

A process is a construct for organizing value-adding work to achieve a business-value milestone.

PROCESS is a construct for organizing value-adding work to achieve a business-valued milestone so it Can be performed effectively and efficiently Can be managed effectively Offers the potential for a competitive advantage

it is not so desirable that we should al- ways win, as that the game itself be worth the playing.

You can't help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself.

And at one point (cough) walking into a chicks knife (cough), he'd finally won. 'I'm king of the world, bitches. Come in here and bask in my glory.' His voice echoed through the foyer, expectant eager. -Strider

One step, two...three...Soon she was in front of Aeron, smiling at her success. "What was that?" he asked. "Walking." "Took you so long, I'm officially fifty years older." She raised her chin, pride undiminished. "Well, I didn't fall.

The hardest battles have the sweetest victories.

Anyone can star a marathon. Only the strongest will finish it, even after they fall.

WHY DO MEN DELIGHT IN WORK? FUNDAMENTALLY, I SUPPOSE, BECAUSE THERE IS A SENSE OF RELIEF AND PLEASURE IN GETTING SOMETHING DONE—A KIND OF SATISFACTION NOT UNLIKE THAT WHICH A HEN ENJOYS ON LAYING AN EGG. —H. L. Mencken O

What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.

Remember, outcomes are what matter—not the process, not controls, or, for that matter, what work you complete.

outcomes are what matter—not the process, not controls, or, for that matter, what work you complete.

high performers were twice as likely to exceed profitability, market share, and productivity goals. And,

You're right that you can't achieve the strategic until you've mastered the tactical,

He continues, "Remember, outcomes are what matter—not the process, not controls, or, for that matter, what work you complete.

This fast and frequent feedback is such a big part of achieving the Second Ideal of Focus, Flow, and Joy. And all of this was enabled by properly elevating the improvement of daily work over daily work itself, as dictated by the Third Ideal.

Our goal with a product-based funding model is to value the achievement of organizational and customer outcomes, such as revenue, customer lifetime value, or customer adoption rate, ideally with the minimum of output (e.g., amount of effort or time, lines of code). Contrast this to how projects are typically measured, such as whether it was completed within the promised budget, time, and scope.

Stop starting. Start finishing.

If we single-task on the most important project for two weeks and still aren't able to make a big dent, then I think we should all find new day jobs.

I've figured out that the trick to a long career in it Operations management is to get enough seniority to get good things done

One of the most important parts of any improvement initiative is to define a measurable goal with a clearly defined deadline, between six months and two years in the future. It

I think everyone, once in his life, should be given a ticker-tape parade. The