Your personal values are not just what you espouse. It's how you behave and react in the face of temptation, under pressure, even when you know no one else would know.

Focus on your strengths. And not on your weaknesses. Don't waste your time trying to set right the limitations.

If you knew today that you had only six months to live, what would you do? Whatever it is, do it now! Today! Because the truth is, you never get to know when you have only six months to go.

In times of abundance, it's good to be cautious. It may just help stretch the abundance a bit.

Often, in our quest for more, we believe we need to abandon our current position and go out looking for success. We fail to recognize the diamonds lying right under our feet.

We see things not the way they are, but the way we are.

If you have to eat the frog, it doesn't help to stare at it all day long.

Patience has its reward. Nothing of substance happens in a jiffy.﻿

<ul><li>Learning to focus on others.</li><li>Showing that the team members are valued.</li><li>Demonstrating genuine concern for people in the frontline.</li></ul>True leaders know the importance of focusing on their team, rather than on themselves."A year from now, you won't judged based on whether they know your name. You'll be judged based on whether you know theirs." -Michelle Obama.

The True Hallmarks of a Great Leader 

To make a kite fly higher, you need to pull it towards you. Not push it. People are like that too.

Do all that is expected. And then a little bit more.

When faced with the challenge of walking on a thin log across a sream, make sure your mind does not get filled with thoughts of falling into the water.

Forget the snooze button. When you hear a wake-up call, wake up!

When you are down and in trouble, keep fighting. Don't give up. Keep kicking. What you do in these difficult times often determines what happens next

It's not about the structure or the system or the processes or the infrastructure. It's about the people, always about the people.

Essence of a Successful Organization 

Two keys to success- Get started, and learn to finish.

If the TV Channel doesn't change when you press the button on your faithful remote, what do you do? Press harder. Slam the remote. Hit against the palm. All this, when all you need to do is change the batteries. It's like that with teams too.

Friends, family, faith and fun- these are just some of the things in our lives that our minds take for granted and get conditioned to miss out on.

We all have moments in our lives when we seem so close to glory but suddenly lose everything. When that happens, don't worry about what you've lost. Focus on what you still have.

The difference between good managers and truly great managers lies in their BNQ, their Bad News Quotient. Their ability to manage bad news. Both in terms of delivering it, and receiving it.

Every organization sees itself as a full-to-the-brim cup when a new leader arrives. Like sugar in a cup of milk, leaders must learn to mingle with the team and be willing to let go their ego, become subservient to the needs of the team. Once the sugar dissolves in the milk, you want people to exclaim how sweet the milk is. Not how good the sugar was.

Captains are only as Good as their Teams!

Classic lessons on success of organizations, teamwork, true leadership and life as we (don't) know it!

Do you feel like throwing in the towel, but want to be a great leader? Would you like to build an organization? Do you want your child to be the best she can be? If you answered yes to any of these questions, The Habit of Winning is the book for you. It is a book that will change the way you think, work and live, with stories about self-belief and perseverance, leadership and teamwork—stories that will ignite a new passion and a renewed sense of purpose in your mind. The stories in The Habit of Winning range from cola wars to cricketing heroes, from Michelle Obama’s management techniques to Mahatma Gandhi’s generosity. There are life lessons from frogs and rabbits, sharks and butterflies, kites and balloons. Together they create a heady mix that will make the winner inside you emerge and grow.

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