Saturday, November 20, 2004

Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership

Read a friend's post from this site's messageboard and somehow I can find some answers for the questions I had from my previous entry.


Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership


People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered --- love them anyway.


If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives --- do good anyway.


If you're successful, you'll win false friends and true enemies --- succeed anyway.


The good you do today will perhaps be forgotten tomorrow --- do good anyway.


Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable --- be honest and frank anyway.


The biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind --- think big anyway.


People favor underdogs but follow only hot dogs --- fight for a few underdogs anyway.


What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight --- build anyway.


People really need help but may attack if you help them --- help them anyway.


Give the world the best that you have and you will get kicked in the teeth --- give the world the best that you have anyway.


If better is possible, then good is not enough.

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