DECA

Words To Lead By

• Looking for leadership?  Look in the mirror
• A leader is…a dealer in hope
• Vision is the art of seeing things invisible
• Where there is no vision…the people perish
• Study the past. Live the moment. Plan the future.
• Leadership is action…not position.
• There are no shortcuts…to any place worth going.
• Don’t wait for your ship to come in…swim out and meet it.
• Most things are difficult…before they are easy.
• Act like you are invincible. Know that you are not.
• Fail to honor people…and they will fail to honor you.
• Blame softly. Praise Loudly.
• The more you say the less they remember.
• Be grateful for luck. Don’t count on it.
• It’s not what happens when you’re there, it’s what happens when you’re not.
• Think with your heart.
• Authority is a poor substitute for leadership.
• Hold everyone to a high standard. Hold yourself to a high standard.
• Listen…and lead.
• Remember…there’s always room at the top, but even more at the bottom.
• So…seek out people…better than you.
• So…seek out people…braver than you.
• The time is always right…to do what’s right.
• Keep your promises. Keep your confidences. Keep your temper.
• Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that were the fruit is?
• Be out…and about.
• Enjoy the process…but crave the goal.
• We will either find a way…or make one.
• Be not afraid of greatness.
• Real leaders are ordinary people…with extraordinary determination.