You need courage to be creative. You need the courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone, if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
Jim RohnRead
Always do more than what you get paid for. It makes you a valuable person.
Interpretation
Doing more than what is required enhances your value as an individual.
This quote emphasizes the importance of going above and beyond in your efforts, especially in your work or contributions. By putting in extra effort, you not only fulfill tasks more effectively but also build your reputation and become indispensable, ultimately leading to personal and professional growth.
In practice
In a motivational seminar discussing employee engagement.
You need courage to be creative. You need the courage to see things differently, courage to go against the crowd, courage to take a different approach, courage to stand alone, if you have to, courage to choose activity over inactivity.
It isnβt what the book costs. Itβs what it will cost you if you donβt read it.
Don't wish for less problems; wish for more skills.
The major value of reaching goals is not to acquire it, but it's the person you become while you're working to acquire it.
Faith is the ability to see things that don't yet exist. Faith, though, can turn difficulty into reality, positive reality.
Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who.
you don't need to be better than any one else you just need to be better than you used to be
You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a valuable person. You become valuable because of the knowledge that you have. And that doesn't mean you won't fail sometimes. The important thing is to keep trying.
Turn up for work. Discipline allows creative freedom. No discipline equals no freedom.
I've been saying to people for a long time, 'If you're not doing something you're tremendously excited about, and you're not feeling passionate about it, you're compromising yourself every day.'
Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.
If you're not failing 90% of the time, then you're probably not working on sufficiently challenging problems.
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