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"Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. 

Believing a solution paves the way to solution."

 David Joseph Schwartz

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"View change as the one constant in your life. 

Welcome it. Expect it. Anticipate it."

Colby Fox

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"You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it. Value your present moments. Using them up in any self-defeating ways means you've lost them forever." - Wayne Dyer 

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"The Major Value In Life is not what you get, The Major Value In Life is WHAT YOU GIVE" Neil J. Cantor

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"The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. That is why I wish to pay fair price for every value. If I have to pay for it or earn it, that makes something of me. If I get it for free, that makes nothing of me." -- Jim Rohn

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"Thought is cause: experience is effect. If you don't like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking."

~ Marianne Williamson

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"It's a new day, a new beginning for your new life. With discipline you will be amazed at how much progress you'll be able to make. What have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?" 

Jim Rohn

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"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen." - Claude M. Bristol 

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"Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail." - Marva Collins 

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"Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things." -- Jim Rohn 

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"Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak."

~ Tal Ben

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"Say no to the drug of gradualness. It was Martin Luther King, Jr., who spoke out strongly against making slow changes. Either we risk or we don't, he said. Either we change or we don't. There's no acceptable middle ground because it lulls us into complacency. Lasting changes rarely occur when we ease our way into the future. They come when we leap. The leap themselves can be small or large. Once we take action, we see things differently and for many of us there's no going back."

 Robert Cooper

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 Leadership Lessons We Can Learn from Dave Matthews Band's #1 New Album

sourced by Rachael S. Mahr

Last week, Dave Matthews Band released its latest album Away From The World and right away the record hit #1 on the Billboard 200.

With 266,000 units already sold, Away From The World is the sixth-straight DMB album to debut #1 on the music chart.

Landing in the top spot time after time isn't a guarantee even for a band with such a passionate fan base.

How does DMB do it?

The answer has practical applications for our own careers (even if you've never been the biggest Dave fan). If you want to be great for a long time — and not a one-hit wonder— here's the checklist:

1. Operate at a High Level

DMB purists will argue some albums have been better than others, but the band alwaysturns out music that is skillfully composed and well delivered. Dave Matthews and his merry men never 'mail it in.' They come to work ready to give 110%, and that's the most we can ever ask of ourselves.

2. No Drama

It's become commonplace for mega-bands to crumble beneath the weight of fame and massive egos. Not DMB. For two decades, the group has pumped out hits — and toured like no other — while keeping any beef with each other in-house. In short: they never bring their drama to work.

3. Be Dependable

How do leaders emerge in an office? Talent always helps, but the rest of the company has to trust that the person will follow through on his/her responsibilities. Ever heard of a Dave Matthews concert completely bombing? Simply doesn't happen. Reputation iseverything.

4. Kings of Collaboration

Dave Matthews is the unquestioned leader of the group, but a DMB show is never just about him. Matthews always allows his supporting cast to shine much like a good boss relying on the strengths of each employee. Being a leader doesn't mean doing all the work yourself; it's about arranging the team so all the pieces produce great musictogether.

5. Change and Stay the Same

Any band that lasts more than 20 years must innovate to stay fresh. DMB's style has evolved over the years, but its original sound remains true. In the work world, a strong leader has to keep up with new technology and adapt to an ever-changing business climate, but the core principles (#1-4 above) are timeless.

Master those skills and, like Dave Matthews Band, you'll find yourself at the top again and again.

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"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less than excellent work."

 Thomas Watson 

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"Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." -- Wayne Dyer

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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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" Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. "

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) 

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"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." — Joseph Campbell 

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"I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly. 

I am easily managed – you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it automatically. I am the servant of all great people; and, alas, of all failures as well. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. 

I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine plus the intelligence of a human being. You may run me for profit or for ruin – it makes no difference to me. 

Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will place the world at your feet. Be easy with me and I will destroy you. 

Who am I?"

I Am Habit

Sourced by Richard Gorbaty

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"The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, 

and the future less resolved than it will be" 

 Marcel Pagnol 

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" You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. "

Mary Pickford (1892–1979) 

Canadian actress

Co-founder of United Artists  

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"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you're doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle." — George Lucas 

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The ONLY person you are destined to become is the person YOU DECIDE to be ( image attached) Emerson

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‎"Don't mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?" -- Jim Rohn 

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"Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate accomplishments." -- Napoleon Hill

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