David Cottrell Quotes

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• Whether you realize it or not, you have the power to be successful.

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  Successful, Realizing, Being Successful

  David Cottrell, Mark C. Layton (2002). “The Manager's Coaching Handbook: A Practical Guide to Improving Employee Performance”, p.1, The Walk The Talk Company

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• Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.47, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• You will never have enough time to do everything you need to do, so what you need is a crystal clear understanding of the important things you have to do.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• Change allows us to exit the comfortable and enter the improved.

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  Exit, Comfortable

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• Leadership can't be claimed like luggage at the airport. Leadership can't be inherited, even though you may inherit a leadership position. And leadership can't be given as a gift - even if you've been blessed with an abundance of leadership skills to share with someone else. Leadership must be earned by mastering a defined set of skills and by working with others to achieve common goals.

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  Blessed, Airports, Skills

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• If each Monday morning, you make a choice to move into the new work week with renewed commitment and passion, you can change all areas of your life. You can truly change your Mondays and change your life.

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  Monday, Morning, Moving

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• Don't be so busy making a living that you forget how to live. Work hard to be successful, but enjoy the journey.

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  Hard Work, Successful, Journey

  David Cottrell, Mark C. Layton (2002). “The Manager's Coaching Handbook: A Practical Guide to Improving Employee Performance”, p.39, The Walk The Talk Company

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• Your team has entrusted a portion of their life to you, and it's your job to help them grow, personally and professionally.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.75, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• Press on. Your defining moment may arrive just when you feel surrounded by adversity.

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  Adversity, May, Defining Moments

  David Cottrell (2013). “Tuesday Morning Coaching and The Magic Question (EBOOK BUNDLE)”, p.24, McGraw Hill Professional

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• To fulfill you potential, you need to move out of your comfort zone and into the legacy zone.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• When you accepted your job, you were not chosen solely to fill a position on the organization chart; you were chosen to fill a responsibility.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2009). “Monday Morning Mentoring: Ten Lessons to Guide You Up the Ladder”, p.15, Harper Collins

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• If expecting something in return is your reason for giving, you are really not giving- you're swapping. If you receive something in return for your gift, what you receive is a bonus - not a repayment of a debt.

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  Expecting Something In Return, Giving, Debt

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• Until you accept total responsibility - no matter what - you won't be able to put plans in place to accomplish your goals.

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  Responsibility, Accomplish Your Goals, Matter

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.22, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• The worst type of employee you can have is one who has mentally quit and is still physically coming to work every day.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• Guard your integrity as if it's your most precious leadership possession, because that is what it is.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.50, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• Successful people keep moving, even when they are discouraged and have made mistakes.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2009). “Monday Morning Mentoring: Ten Lessons to Guide You Up the Ladder”, p.11, Harper Collins

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• Positively dealing with the unexpected by looking for solutions, not excuses, is the choice you need to make.

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  Choices, Needs, Unexpected

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• One of the main things for a leader is to eliminate confusion.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.36, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• The single greatest demotivator of a team is having members who are not carrying their load.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.22, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• Our comfort zones can be our greatest enemy to our potential.

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  Enemy, Comfort, Comfort Zone

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• Enthusiasm is something you can't fake, and it has a tremendous effect on everyone around you.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top by recognizing and rewarding superstar behavior.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• To become a courageous leader, you must realize that accepting responsibility is not optional - it's mandatory.

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  Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

  David Cottrell, Eric Lee Harvey (2004). “Leadership Courage: Leadership Strategies for Individual and Organizational Success”, p.17, The Walk The Talk Company

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• I have found success is ultimately realized by people who make more right choices . . . and recover quickly from their bad choices.

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  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2009). “Monday Morning Mentoring: Ten Lessons to Guide You Up the Ladder”, p.16, Harper Collins

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