Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.
Interpretation
Success requires consistent effort and humility, rather than being a given.
This quote emphasizes that achieving good results is not something one can take for granted; it must be actively earned through hard work and a humble attitude. Howard Schultz suggests that each day presents an opportunity to strive for excellence, reinforcing the idea that diligence and modesty are key components of success.
In practice
During a motivational speech to employees, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of hard work.
The rules of engagement around building a brand have changed significantly over the past 10 to 15 years. Where companies at one time could spread their message through traditional marketing, consumers now seek an enduring emotional connection with the companies they patronize. The foundation of that connection is the most important characteristic of building a world-class brand: trust. Trust with your people and trust with your customers.
The future of America is not an entitlement. We have been given a treasure chest of gifts and opportunities, but some people are being left behind, and success is not sustainable unless it is shared.
Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.
While their service is ending, our responsibility is just beginning!
In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity or you can pick yourself up and say listen, I have to be responsible for myself.
When I first discovered in the early 1980s the Italian espresso bars in my trip to Italy, the vision was to re-create that for America - a third place that had not existed before. Starbucks re-created that in America in our own image; a place to go other than home or work. We also created an industry that did not exist: specialty coffee.
Patience; this is the greatest business asset. Wait for the right time to make your moves.
The great conquest is the result of small, unnoticed victories.
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.
The record proves that in peaceful commerce the combined efforts of our countries can produce outstanding results. Our trade with each other is far greater than that of any other two nations on earth.
There's some downsides to being famous, which are not even worth mentioning. But to combat the bad sides of being famous, you really should take advantage of the good sides. The good sides are, you can use that fame to get projects you might not normally get.
The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.
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