The Leader In You: The Great Keys of Self-Leadership

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you but by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you but by the way your mind looks at what happens.

Winners fall but they don’t stay down. They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing.

"Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."- Charles De Gaulle

Many people believe ambition is an inherited quality that is present at birth. In reality,ambition (or lack of ambition) is a personal choice.
Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. Leaders must be tough enough to fight, tender enough to cry, human enough to make mistakes, humble enough to admit them, strong enough to absorb the pain, and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving. This implies confidence come not from always being right but not fearing to be wrong.
Positive thinking is important but the way you behave is important too.
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

What some great men have to say:
"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." -Alexander Graham Bell

"Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory." –Ghandi
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; … Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."-John Calvin Coolidge