A new manager spends a week at his new office with the manager he is replacing. On the last day the departing manager tells him, “I have left three numbered envelopes in the desk drawer. Open an envelope if you encounter a crisis you can’t solve.”
Three months down the road there is a major drama, everything goes wrong - the usual stuff - and the manager feels very threatened by it all. He remembers the parting words of his predecessor and opens the first envelope. The message inside says, “Blame your predecessor!” He does and gets off the hook.
About half a year later, the company is experiencing a dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. The manager quickly opens the second envelope. The message read, “Reorganize!” This he does, and the company quickly rebounds.
Three months later, at his next crisis, he opens the third envelope. The message inside says, “Prepare three envelopes.”
Example is leadership. - Albert Schweitzer
I was playing a character. - Paris Hilton
Confidence comes from being prepared. - John Wooden
Wiping out is an underappreciated skill. - Laird Hamilton
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. - Booker T. Washington
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics. - Fletcher Knebel
Character is not given to us; we build it ourselves. - Mabel Hale
There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice. - Benjamin Disraeli
Character is the root of the tree; conduct, the fruit it bears. - E.M. Bounds
It is of little traits that the greatest human character is composed. - William Winter
On average it takes 10,000 hours of practice to truly master a skill. - Malcolm Gladwell
Before you tell anyone to 'be yourself', reassess his character. - Unknown
While your circumstances are beyond your control, your character is not. - John C Maxwell
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden
The confidence of ignorance will always overcome indecision of knowledge. - Unknown
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. - Adlai Stevenson
The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. - Zig Ziglar
You do not lead by hitting people over the head; that is assault, not leadership. - Dwight D Eisenhower
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. - Criss Jami
An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed. - A.J. Liebling
As long as I can wear a wig I can be any character, and in real life I can be myself. - Ginnifer Goodwin
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there. - Elizabeth Clarke Dunn
It requires less character to discover the faults of others than is does to tolerate them. - J. Petit Senn
Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, Your character is what you really are. - John Wooden
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. - Malcolm S Forbes
Character is that which reveals moral purposes, exposing the class of things man chooses or avoids. - Aristotle
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
Perseverance alone does not assure success. No amount of stalking will lead to game in a field that has none. - I Ching
A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia. - Jack Horner
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln
I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence. - Vanessa Hudgens
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. - Dale Carnegie
Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self control. Energy within and energy without. - Ymber Delecto
What's the first excellence in a lawyer? Tautology. What's the second? Tautology. What's the third? Tautology. - Richard Steele
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. - Cicero
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points. - Horace
Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes. - Harvey Mackay
No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.
My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead. - Gail Carson Levine
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. - Andre Maurois
Thirteen roadways lead through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath. - Tao
I was playing a character. - Paris Hilton
Confidence comes from being prepared. - John Wooden
Wiping out is an underappreciated skill. - Laird Hamilton
Character, not circumstances, makes the man. - Booker T. Washington
Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics. - Fletcher Knebel
Character is not given to us; we build it ourselves. - Mabel Hale
There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice. - Benjamin Disraeli
Character is the root of the tree; conduct, the fruit it bears. - E.M. Bounds
It is of little traits that the greatest human character is composed. - William Winter
On average it takes 10,000 hours of practice to truly master a skill. - Malcolm Gladwell
Before you tell anyone to 'be yourself', reassess his character. - Unknown
While your circumstances are beyond your control, your character is not. - John C Maxwell
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden
The confidence of ignorance will always overcome indecision of knowledge. - Unknown
It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. - Adlai Stevenson
The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity. - Zig Ziglar
You do not lead by hitting people over the head; that is assault, not leadership. - Dwight D Eisenhower
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. - Criss Jami
An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed. - A.J. Liebling
As long as I can wear a wig I can be any character, and in real life I can be myself. - Ginnifer Goodwin
Change is an easy panacea. It takes character to stay in one place and be happy there. - Elizabeth Clarke Dunn
It requires less character to discover the faults of others than is does to tolerate them. - J. Petit Senn
Your reputation is what you’re perceived to be, Your character is what you really are. - John Wooden
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. - Malcolm S Forbes
Character is that which reveals moral purposes, exposing the class of things man chooses or avoids. - Aristotle
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
Perseverance alone does not assure success. No amount of stalking will lead to game in a field that has none. - I Ching
A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia. - Jack Horner
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln
I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence. - Vanessa Hudgens
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. - Dale Carnegie
Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self control. Energy within and energy without. - Ymber Delecto
What's the first excellence in a lawyer? Tautology. What's the second? Tautology. What's the third? Tautology. - Richard Steele
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. - Cicero
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points. - Horace
Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes. - Harvey Mackay
No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.
My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead. - Gail Carson Levine
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. - Andre Maurois
Thirteen roadways lead through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath. - Tao
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