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Many of us feel stress and get overwhelmed not because we're taking on too much, but because we're taking on too little of what really strengthens us.

— Marcus Buckingham

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Each person's greatest room for growth is in the areas of his or her greatest strength.

Now, Discover Your Strengths (2001)

Clarity is the antidote to anxiety, and therefore clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

What defines a leader is his preoccupation with the future. In his head he carries a vivid image of what the future could be, and this image drives him on.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

Passion isn't something that lives way up in the sky, in abstract dreams and hopes. It lives at ground level, in the specific details of what you're doing every day.

If great managers are catalysts, speeding up the reaction between the individual's talents and the company's goals, then great leaders are alchemists. Somehow they are able to transform our fear of the unknown into confidence in the future.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

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If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence.

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The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength — and strength alone.

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