To succeed in life, you need leverage. You need the assistance of others. If you want to achieve big things, and live a great life, you need the help of lots of people. You need to be very good at coordinating the activities of several people in a single direction

And your ability to get all members of a team pulling in the same direction is the key to your maximizing yourself in your life and career.

Your conscious decision to keep your mind focused on the good parts of your situation, coupled with your refusal to dwell on the negative parts, will enable your mind to function at its best to help you achieve your goals.

One of the great dangers in project management is feeling that you already know all you need to know about the subject.

Your job is to become one of the most productive people in your field. Your goal is to develop a reputation for being the person they come to first when anyone wants or needs something done.

Your ability to select the right people and then to delegate effectively to them will determine, as much as any other factor, your project’s success or failure.

Men and women who are successful have a series of general skills, but they also have one or two core skills at which they have developed the ability to perform in an outstanding manner and do excellent work.

One of your greatest responsibilities in life, to yourself and to your family, is to identify, develop, and maintain one or more important marketable skills.

The more positive and confident you are, the sharper and quicker your intuitions and solutions will be. Make it a practice to confidently expect things to go well for you.