Quotes on Surround Yourself With People

Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny.

If you want to coach you have three rules to follow to win. One, surround yourself with people who can't live without football. I've had a lot of them. Two, be able to recognize winners. They come in all forms. And, three, have a plan for everything. A plan for practice, a plan for the game. A plan for being ahead, and a plan for being behind 20-0 at half, with your quarterback hurt and the phones dead, with it raining cats and dogs and no rain gear because the equipment man left it at home.

If we surround ourselves with people who are successful, who are forward-moving, who are positive, who are focused on producing results, who support us, it will challenge us to be more and do more and share more. If you can surround yourself with people who will never let you settle for less than you can be, you have the greatest gift that anyone can hope for.

Surround yourself with people who add the fuel of advice and encouragement to your fire.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

Surround yourself with people strong enough to change your mind.

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.