Quotes & Sayings About Adversity And Leadership

A great leader fights with great adversity, suffers greatly, but courageously, and never forget to help others is his ultimate duty. — Debasish Mridha

Hope is optimism plus a belief there is a path out of your adversity. — Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado

Doubt is a result of more than one internal voice giving differing and contradicting instructions and suggestions concerning a situation or a phase of your success journey. The triggering suggestions may be internal or external factors igniting internal conflict and uncertainty in the face of adversity. Yet inside of you must rise up a voice of authority which silences the disempowering shouts of unbelief. You need to have a deliberate plan to develop that internal voice of authority. — Archibald Marwizi

Leaders exhibit two essential characteristics, the willingness to confront adversity and a clearly articulated future preference. — Martin O'Malley

Adversity Isn't to Be Avoided — Miles Anthony Smith

Every successful person has faced, attacked, and conquered adversity somewhere along the way. — David Cottrell

When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they're serving. — Chip Conley

They'll tell you who they think you should be
they'll even try to manipulate you into believing it but let me tell you something son, if I listened to who I was supposed to be - this, everything we are and do wouldn't be in existence. Be a leader, find yourself and make a life with it. Those who judge you and try to force the patterns of their beliefs onto you are envious they haven't the strength in themselves to do the same. — Nikki Rowe

Leadership was not an act of bravery but rather forbearance and the strength to move forward with humility in the belief of what is righteous — Soroosh Shahrivar

Once we had become locked in on a schedule, he (Coach Denny Green) often created a disruption (artificial adversity) to that schedule just to see how guys would respond. — Tony Dungy

The real character of leaders does not show in fair weathers. When the sun of life begins to go hot, you will see for yourself some leaders are already melting off! — Israelmore Ayivor

This was the mark of an uncommon soldier, someone whose courage away from the battlefield was the same as that on it. — David Halberstam

The wisest among us - the genuine leaders - smile in the face of adversity. — Robin Sharma

I must rule with eye and claw - as the hawk among lesser birds. - Duke Leto Atreides — Frank Herbert

Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities. — John C. Maxwell

Only in winter can you tell which trees are truly green. Only when the winds of adversity blow can you tell whether an individual or a country has steadfastness. — John F. Kennedy

Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Courage is the belief in self, and the possible ability to prevail in the face of adversity. — Tony Dovale

Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy. — Cathy Freeman

A leader must lead. Where others see obstacles, he must see opportunities. When others see problems, he must see possibilities ... Civilization is not built on a negation but on an affirmation- an affirmation of the bright and promising possibilities that the future holds for those who are enterprising enough to pursue them. — David J. Vaughan