Quotes About Commitment

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally. They practice daily disciplines. They implement systems for their personal growth. They make it a habit to maintain a positive attitude. At

It is true: most people are more satisfied with old problems than committed to finding new solutions.

Nobody achieves anything great by giving the minimum. No teams win championships without making sacrifices and giving their best.

The great men and women of history were not great because of what they earned and owned, but rather for what they gave their lives to accomplish.

When people follow a leader because they have to, they will do only what they have to. People don't give their best to leaders they like least. They give reluctant compliance, not commitment. They may give their hands but certainly not their heads or hearts.

A dream requires a partner: commitment.

Leadership is responsible. Losing is unacceptable. Passion is unquenchable. Creativity is essential. Quitting is unthinkable. Commitment is unquestionable. Victory is inevitable.

The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it.

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment, you create trust.

As a leader, you don't earn any points for failing in a noble cause. You don't get credit for being "right" as you bring the organization to a halt. Your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can do that only if the people first buy into you as a leader.

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is often painful. But we need to recognize that there are really two kinds of pain when it comes to our daily conduct. There's the pain of self-discipline and the pain of regret. Most people avoid the pain of self-discipline because it's the easy thing to do. What they may not realize is that the pain of self-discipline is momentary but the pay-off is long lasting.

Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility . . . In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.

If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live." —Martin Luther King Jr.

A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up.

we need to make a few critical decisions in major areas of life and then manage those decisions day to day.

Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated." —Fred W. Smith

To do well at a few things, give up many things.

Believe in what you say. Then, live what you say. There is no greater credibility than conviction in action.

Si estás trabajando en algo emocionante que realmente te importa, nadie tiene que empujarte. La visión te jala. —STEVE JOBS

A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.

We overestimate the event and underestimate the process. Every fulfilled dream occurred because of dedication.

Marriage, like any long-term relationship, requires us to . . . wade through a few things that are difficult. work for many things that are needed. wait on some things that take time. watch out for those things that can be harmful. wave good-bye to personal things that are selfish.

My friend Nancy Dornan says, "The longest distance between two points is a shortcut." That's really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price. As you desire to grow in a particular area, figure out what it will really take, including the price, and then determine to pay it.