Quotes About Impact

madre Teresa de Calcuta: «Si cada uno barriera el patio de su casa, tendríamos un mundo más limpio».

The beauty of the whole exercise is that as you strive to improve the lives of others, your own life will be elevated into its highest dimensions. This truth is based on an ancient paradigm for extraordinary living.

Be so good that people cannot ignore you.

Many human beings spend their finest hours in a facade of satisfaction. By this I mean they think and say they are happy, but in reality they are miserable. They rationalize the fact they have betrayed their dreams, neglected their human treasures and minimized the impact they could have on the planet by telling themselves to be satisfied with what they have, instead of evolving into more.

Balance success with significance. What is the point of achieving great things without having a great impact? At the end of our lives, what will be most important is who we have become—and the difference we have made.

El éxito, como la felicidad, no debe perseguirse, sino seguirse. Y eso sólo es posible como efecto secundario de la dedicación personal a una causa mayor que uno mismo.»

Todos los grandes hombres y mujeres del mundo son personas que dan, no toman. Renunciad a la creencia común de que aquellos que más acumulan son los que más ganan. En lugar de eso, escoged un trabajo heroico: que deje perplejo a vuestro mercado por la calidad de su originalidad y por la utilidad que ofrece.

You can make excuses or you can change our world. You don't get to do both.

no matter what you have achieved, no matter how many summer homes you own, no matter how many cars sit in your driveway, the quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution.

El paso más pequeño para implementarlas tiene más valor que la mayor de las intenciones.

Your influence in the world mirrors the glory, nobility, vitality and luminosity you've accessed in yourself.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your words. Talk really is cheap. Extraordinary human beings live their message. They walk their talk. And above all else, they are inspirational.

A gun would be too violent. A noose would be too ancient. And a knife blade to the wrist would be too silent. So, the question became, How could a once-glorious life be ended swiftly and precisely, with minimum mess yet maximum impact?

Leadership is about making a difference, right where you're planted.

Personal relationships start unraveling, business partnerships begin to fall apart and your credibility decreases as you become known as "a loose cannon." Effective

Las emociones no expresadas nunca mueren. Son enterradas vivas y salen más tarde de peores formas».

Be a virtuoso. A standout. An exceptionalist. The Top 5% are a lot less concerned with fame, cash and approval and a lot more invested in punching above their weight class within their craft, playing above their pay grade around their talents and creating the kind of productivity that inspires—and serves—millions. That's often why they make millions. So never mail it in. Always bring it on.

Una buena acción, por pequeña que sea, pone en marcha una buena consecuencia.

Measure the success of your days by the lives touched vs the hours passed.

Elite producers and everyday heroes understand that what you do each day matters far more than what you do once in a while.

I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show, or any good thing that I can do to any fellow-being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.

Life's way too valuable to hang with people who don't get you. Who you just don't vibe with. Who have different values and lower standards than you do. Who have different Mindsets, Heartsets, Healthsets and Soulsets. It's a little miracle how powerfully and profoundly our influences and environments shape our productivity as well as our impact.

you don't need to have the biggest title to do the best job.

Be the Mick Jagger of the mailroom, the Warren Buffet of bookkeeping and the Bono of stapler selling.