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
Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill.
Interpretation
Focus on developing your skills instead of merely seeking opportunities for your needs.
This quote emphasizes the importance of cultivating one’s skills and talents rather than solely relying on external circumstances or needs to succeed. It suggests that individuals should enhance their abilities to create value in the marketplace, which in turn can lead to fulfilling their needs and achieving success.
In practice
In a motivational speech about career development.
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 isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t 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.
I am the same person I was before receiving the Nobel Prize. I work with the same regularity, I have not modified my habits, I have the same friends.
I often say to the athletes, that I know about their 'neon skills' - the ones that light up and make them easily recognizable. The power of a fighter, the finesse, the agility, the legs, the quickness. But what about being steady, or being dependable? These are more important traits.
I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
Although I have never won a major trophy, I consider myself a winner because I helped Fiorentina to compete with the big boys.
You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.
Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way.
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