Quotes About Impact

But being has to precede doing if you want to change your world.

If you really want to be an uncommon leader, you're going to have to find a way to get much of your vision seen, implemented, and added to by others.

In the morning he asked himself, "What good shall I do today?" In the evening he asked, "What good have I done today?

Put your money to work. If you know someone with the vision to do something really great—something that will positively impact the lives of others—provide resources for him to accomplish it. Put your money to work for something that will outlive you.

If you want to live a life that matters, don't start when you get good; start now so you become good.

He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk." If you can't influence others, they won't follow you.

A leader with great passion and few skills always outperforms a leader with great skills and no passion.

Every person has a longing to be significant, to make a contribution, to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

Understanding changes minds. Action changes lives.

El ejemplo eficaz del líder ¡hace que la idea cobre vida!

If you want to succeed at Level 4, you need to become an investor in people. This means adding value but also expecting to see a return on your investment—not in personal gain but in impact.

Cuanto más alto desee escalar, tanto más necesitará el liderazgo. Cuanto más alto sea el impacto que desee causar, tanta mayor influencia necesitará.

Mother Teresa said, "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.

The way I like to measure greatness is . . . How many people can you make want to be better?" —WILL SMITH

Years ago, I used to tell new leaders I hired that every person in our organization walked around with two buckets. One bucket contained water, and the other gasoline. As leaders, they would continually come across small fires, and they could pour water or gasoline on a fire. It was their choice.

La influencia debe ser algo que se gana.

Edwin Markham wrote, There is a destiny that makes us brothers: None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own.17

Words are the currency of ideas and have the power to change the world.

Making a difference isn't a matter of if; it's a matter of how and when.

What people remember most is how you make them feel.

una posición no hace al líder, es el líder el que hace la posición.

Usted puede concederle una posición a alguien, pero no puede concederle un verdadero liderazgo.

Anytime you are in front of other people to communicate— whether it's on a stage, in a boardroom, on a ball field, or across a coffee table—the visual impression you make will either help or hinder you.

Las palabras amables pueden ser cortas y fáciles de expresar, pero sus ecos son infinitos" —Madre Teresa