The only thing you can guarantee about your future plan is that it’s going to change. May as well bake that right into the plan. This is why the greatest leaders inspire; not demand, tell, or force – they give the people around them something to believe in. Then it is up to you….take it as a gift, use it wisely, and let this be an opportunity to affect others within your circle of influence in a positive, uplifting way.

“The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in mind.”
-Henry David Thoreau

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
-Buckminster Fuller

“Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.”
-John P. Knotter

I’m a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome.”
-Helen McCroryz

“A passionate belief in your business and objectives makes the difference between success and failure.”
-Gary Fox

“Confidence isn’t optimism or pessimism, and its not character attribute. It’s the expectation of a positive outcome.”
-Rosabeth Moss Kanter

“I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.”
-Golda Meir

“My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail.”
-Sara Blakely

“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.”
-William James

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”
-Amy Poehler