Winning leaders are almost ...

Winning leaders are almost always motivated when the chips are down.
Winning leaders are almost always motivated when the chips are down.

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?
 Mark Sanchez
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
 Sebastian Coe

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Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Remember that failure is an event, not a person.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.