Leadership Personal Development Quotes & Sayings

Leaders don't fall in love with mediocrity. The status quo isn't their desire to maintain but to improve. — Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders know where they can function better. They don't cry over what they cannot do. — Israelmore Ayivor

What happens when a leader misses his steps on the ladder is what happens when a train misses the rail. Be on track. — Israelmore Ayivor

How we lead ourselves in life impacts how we lead those around us. — Michael Hyatt

There is no failure, unless we fail to begin or we fail to continue. — Christopher Babson

Who you are when you have no power to say anything, and who you become when you have power to say everything will determine whether you are a leader or not. — Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders heal; they don't kill. They unite; they don't disintegrate. — Israelmore Ayivor

The Function of Leadership is to produce more Leaders, Not more Followers. — Ralph Nader

The only thing tougher than developing leadership skills is attempting to be successful without them. — Orrin Woodward

Whilst personal effectiveness focuses more on your personal development goals as you become the best practitioner in your area of specialty; leadership excellence shifts the focus to your leadership development in making a difference to the greater circle within your areas of influence and beyond. Leadership excellence focuses on areas of concern on behalf of others because a leader is expected to grow from personal effectiveness to begin making a significant impact on the world around them. — Archibald Marwizi

Your life is a trajectory. Every choice you make alters that trajectory, in a positive or negative way. Will you categorize that dinner with friends as a business expense? Will you be honest with your daughter? Will you take more credit than you're due? These are just the small questions that we face every day, and little by little, the answers influence the trajectory of our lives and beings. — Donald Van De Mark

There may be a day when you find yourself standing at the precipice, looking down into the abyss of hopelessness and waiting, pleading, begging for someone who has been in this place before to come alongside you and show you the way back to hope. — J. Loren Norris

Great mentors don't solve your problems, they guide you to make your best decision and encourage you to take personal ownership of the next steps for success. — Steve Knox

In a human development sense, our understanding of leadership has essentially "grown up" and moved past personal ego and a self-centered view of things. — Linda Fisher Thornton

You feed the requisite substance through personal development efforts and position yourself strategically to allow the forces around you to create the path for your relevance and significance. You are not lifted by air, but by the substance inside you hitting the springboard of opportunity. — Archibald Marwizi

The problem with your company is not the economy, it is not the lack of opportunity, it is not your team. The problem is you. That is the bad news. The good news is, if you're the problem, you're also the solution. You're the one person you can change the easiest. You can decide to grow. Grow your abilities, your character, your education, and your capacity. You can decide who you want to be and get about the business of becoming that person. — Dave Ramsey

Leaders know the great deal of productivity that comes out of a strong self-esteem. They help others to develop this esteem so that productivity can increase. — Israelmore Ayivor

You can't gather much if you won't go on risk expedition. Leaders never fear the thorns; they'll still go in for the beautiful roses no matter the number of pricks they'll get. — Israelmore Ayivor

The failure of a person is wrapped in his ignorance about his strengths. — Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders are deep thinkers. They don't relax for problem to lay eggs before they attempt dealing with them. — Israelmore Ayivor

Your personal development is your personal responsibility. No one can study or acquire knowledge for you. There are things only you can do, to bring the change or the results you require to make progress in life. — Archibald Marwizi

Leaders learn more from blames than praises. Praises make them know what's already done well; blames show them what's yet to be done well. — Israelmore Ayivor

You can't give what you don't have. To lead people in a better way, mingle with them in body. But in knowledge, be far ahead of them! — Israelmore Ayivor

Our place of birth is not so much as important as our place of berth, yet we can't moore. If we do we know our birthplace for the first time. — Amah Lambert

Leaders should know how fast time runs and how faster they can beat it. Poor leaders run slowly till time overtakes them. — Israelmore Ayivor

A leader isn't born after 9 months' conception. When talents are discovered, skills are mastered & values are developed, a leader is born. — Israelmore Ayivor

You make the plans - otherwise you will die thinking it is not possible to plan to have time for work, for exercise, for sleep, for relaxation, for recreation, for eating, for entertainment, for love, for family, for spirituality, for friends, for personal reflection, for personal development, for business, for charity all in one life! — Archibald Marwizi

A leader's attitude tells how often he will be the winner; his character determines how long he will be the winner. — Israelmore Ayivor

All leadership begins from inside a person and must be developed and grown as they grow into emerging and enduring leaders — Thomas Narofsky

A leader does not lose focus because he wants to please his followers. — Israelmore Ayivor

Leadership is about focus and concentrations. To be in focus, choose a clear direction. To concentrate, remain in that direction! — Israelmore Ayivor

The speed at which progress rolls is not determined by the number of people who started pushing it, but by the number of people who are passionate to hold on doing so. — Israelmore Ayivor

Organisations often appoint leaders for their IQ. Then, years later, sack them for their lack of EQ (Emotional Intelligence). Common Purpose argues that in the future they will promote for CQ - Cultural Intelligence. — Julia Middleton

When you are a person people can trust, they will call on upon you, love to be around you and work with you. — Israelmore Ayivor

If the UN and other international multilateral institutions are sending troops and weaponry, now they must begin to fund training and leadership development at the same levels. The new war must start with the quality of beliefs and dreams that are planted into the hearts and minds of school children at a personal level and permeate the driving philosophies of entire societies and communities. — Archibald Marwizi

Between a plan and it's achievement is a leader in the middle. With his one arm he makes the plan. With the other one he carries them through. — Israelmore Ayivor

World Class leaders know the secret to motivating themselves and others is discovering what they will fight for when the going gets rough. — Steve Siebold

Making appointments with yourself and scheduling other things around them is key to proactive self-management. — Michael Hyatt

You can't lead people if you can't lead yourself. Self-leadership qualities qualifies you to become a co-operate leader. — Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders are lovers of change. Without change, growth is static. To lead, you have to appreciate change; else change will depreciate you! — Israelmore Ayivor

Now is the time to reinvent yourself and develop a new plan of action. Now is the time to create new actions and practices that are focused on growth and development in your personal and professional life. Now is the time to unleash your leadership potential and ignite your passion to lead. — Thomas Narofsky

The time it takes to fall from the top of a mountain to the floor it shorter than what it takes to climb from the floor to the top. Only leaders with character can maintain their trusts. — Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders show examples. They have something to offer and they'll offer it by the process of how they got it. Anyone who has no examples to show may not lead better. — Israelmore Ayivor

Not only in personal relationships, but also in professional life, if like minded people work together, it is a beauty to witness — Rajasaraswathii

Contrary to popular opinion, leaders aren't created out of fame. Fame is just a shadow. When you enter dark times in, it leaves you. — Israelmore Ayivor

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

Self-leadership always precedes team leadership. — Michael Hyatt

We need from every man who aspires to leadership-for himself
and his company-a determination to undertake a personal
program of self-development. Nobody is going to order a man
to develop ... Whether a man lags behind or moves ahead in
his specialty is a matter of his own personal application. This is something which takes time, work, and sacrifice. Nobody can do
it for you. — Ralph J. Cordiner