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Long ago, I stopped buying- let alone reading, books that talk about organizational success but fail to emphasize the importance of TRUSTAssegid Habtewold
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Our fulfillment in life and career meets with success when we give our best as per our unique talent, gifting, strengths while willing to team up with others in the areas of our limitations...Assegid Habtewold
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If you closely scrutinize relationships everywhere that struggle, in most cases, it is due to lack of self-awareness of one or both parties...Assegid Habtewold
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People are attracted to leaders who are skillful in motivating them to become more, do more, and achieve more...Assegid Habtewold
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We all have sweet spots when triggered, we unleash our potential. Best motivation is when it comes from within. Find your sweet spots and get motivated to accomplish extraordinary things! ! !Assegid Habtewold
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When we hesitate to change on time, we predispose ourselves to miss the boat that would take us to our envious future...Assegid Habtewold
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There should not be any excuse. If we don’t like our heritages, we've the power to change them for good. Let’s go beyond using lame excuses...Assegid Habtewold
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Your mind is working on your future based on a suggestion. The question is on whose suggestion it's working on: Yours or others?Assegid Habtewold
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Our values have led us where we are in life right now. We can't excel beyond the power behind our values that we have embraced...Assegid Habtewold
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The world under your feet is changing & you never noticed, it's on you. If you're changing & the world failed to notice, it's not on you...Assegid Habtewold
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If your focus is on your failures, limitations, & fears, you've one sure destination. You'll get drowned. If not now, at the end of the day!Assegid Habtewold
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Take away your eyes from your past failures, current limitations, and future fears. Be hopeful, believe in yourself, be bold, and move on...Assegid Habtewold
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Skill, education, money aren't the difference makers, passion is. If you've passion to achieve something, there's nothing that can stop you.Assegid Habtewold
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If you've passion- the desire to succeed at all cost, there won't be any lack or limitation that could stop you. Passion wipes out excuses.Assegid Habtewold
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Time and again, I've met or read about people who succeeded against all kinds of odds because they had passion. You're passion away to win!Assegid Habtewold
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If your destiny is glorious, a protracted journey filled with ups and downs is ahead of you. Sit down and strategize to outlast your challenges.Assegid Habtewold
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Don't allow others to put a cap on you. Don't simply agree when someone draws your own finishing line. You're the captain of your destiny! ! !Assegid Habtewold
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If s/he is intimidated by your achievements so far, s/he shouldn't be in your future because s/he cannot handle what is coming...Assegid Habtewold
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I no longer think that laziness is all about being idle. I now know when I become lazy- when I stop learning new things, and cease to grow.Assegid Habtewold
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Building trust takes long- years, sometimes decades. It takes a second, a word, or a misstep to lose it. Regaining trust takes even longer.Assegid Habtewold
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It's not your knowledge, skill, status & good look that enable you to do great things. It's your trustworthiness. But, you've to EARN it...Assegid Habtewold
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You could be a very trustworthy person. It doesn't matter! If they just met you, they decide to trust you or not in the 1st 3 - 4 seconds...Assegid Habtewold
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Deep inside, you know it. You're trustworthy. Sadly, you may come across untrustworthy. What are robbing your credibility? Find and fix it!Assegid Habtewold
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If we aren't trustworthy to our own words and values, why should we expect others to trust us with their resources, let alone with their lives?Assegid Habtewold
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Even if you communicate sincerely and your intentions are upright, if people don’t have trust, they speculate your every move...Assegid Habtewold
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When people don't trust you, they may walk with you but they second guess every step you take- don't believe what you say is what you mean...Assegid Habtewold
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Many people desire to be trusted but they don’t do things that make them trustworthy...Assegid Habtewold
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Your track record, and great achievements may prompt people to invest their resources such as time and money, not their heart.Assegid Habtewold
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PROMISING, VOWING...cannot earn us trust. Trust can't be generated overnight. No SHORT CUT! It takes DOING over a very long period of time.Assegid Habtewold
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Love could be instant and unconditional but trust develops through time. You may not trust wholeheartedly while loving someone unconditionally.Assegid Habtewold
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Many forgiven me for my missteps. I know, I'm BIG mouthed. Thank you for giving me a second chance. Because of you, I also forgive others...Assegid Habtewold
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I may not like everyone but love all. No one is worthy of occupying my heart. You scored a point, so what? Congratulations. You're forgiven!Assegid Habtewold
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Don’t jail your imagination. You cannot imagine beyond your desires. You can't unleash your imagination without the SEEDs of desire.Assegid Habtewold
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Don't confuse your mentor with your buddies. Unlike the latter, your mentor isn't contented with where you're in life right now...Assegid Habtewold
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Self-awareness is the key to find our uniqueness. The latter increases our chance to succeed in our personal, career, and business lives...Assegid Habtewold
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Having the big picture in mind enables us to overcome the day to day routines that attempt to distract us from pursuing our dream.Assegid Habtewold
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Setbacks are common enemies of both achievers and people whose dream cut short. The difference is that the former persist against continual setbacks while the latter quit.Assegid Habtewold
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Are you worthy of realizing your dream? If you said yes, there is no short cut. You're going to encounter setback after setback until you realize your dream.Assegid Habtewold
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You can only manage your thoughts, not your emotions. What are the emotions you're experiencing right now? What are the associated thoughts? Can you alter your thoughts? Practice! It's possible...Assegid Habtewold
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Every emotion that we experience on a moment-by-moment basis has origin. The origin is a thought (s).Assegid Habtewold
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Altering our distressing emotions is an uphill battle. When you experience undesirable emotional outburst, try to alter the thought behind.Assegid Habtewold
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Humility is hard when someone has things like wealth, knowledge, & recognition that may tempt him/her behave and act pridefully. Otherwise, worrying about pride without these factors that predispose you, it is just an illusion.Assegid Habtewold
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Curiosity is a worthwhile virtue than certainty. While the former leads to grow, the latter muzzles your growth and results in stagnation...Assegid Habtewold
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Any fight in life whether it is physical, mental, moral, or spiritual, how long you stay in the fight is highly dependent on your growth.Assegid Habtewold
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We should invest on our personal development not only to outgrow challenges but also maximize every opportunity that comes on our way.Assegid Habtewold
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What a joy to meet and be around with people who're self-aware with healthy self-esteem. They embrace you and make your stay with them enjoyable.Assegid Habtewold
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The line between ego and healthy self-esteem is very delicate. We should know when we cross this line, switch side, and become egotistical.Assegid Habtewold
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Abandoning your true self amounts to suicide except that it is less dramatic. Don't commit suicide so that you may appease some folks...Assegid Habtewold
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Desire activates the potential that was coined within you. You cannot unleash your potential without stepping up your desire to succeed...Assegid Habtewold
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Desire is the foundation of our greatness. Without it, we are stranded; we cannot go anywhere. You won't get, what you don't eagerly desire.Assegid Habtewold
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The starting place for your greatness is desire. The desire to succeed, to serve others, to keep on going no matter what; the desire to...Assegid Habtewold
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The more people grow, the more they attain personal mastery. They become assets to the organization, not liabilities..Assegid Habtewold
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Personal mastery begins by increasing our awareness about who we truly are, our strengths, limitations... Personal mastery can be achieved not only by being aware but also by controlling what is happening inside and around ourselves...Assegid Habtewold
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Many of the confusions, conflicts, and disarrays that are rampant in today’s organizations, communities, and nations could have been avoided if leaders have solid self-awareness...Assegid Habtewold
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An unceasingly grateful life can easily heal from the wounds of hurt and setback. It can also easily shed resentment, hate, and bitterness…Assegid Habtewold
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Success is relative. We shouldn't compare the financial success between a person born into riches and the one born into abject poverty.Assegid Habtewold
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When you are genuinely preoccupied in serving others using your talent and experience, doors that you have never knocked start to open up...Assegid Habtewold
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With increased self-awareness comes focus... We become selective. We refrain from jumping to grab every opportunity that comes on our way...Assegid Habtewold
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When leaders lack self-awareness, they doubt themselves; uncertain about their abilities; unclear about the direction to take on each turn, and more...Assegid Habtewold
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When you become self aware, you know your uniqueness, strengths, and limitations too. You become easy to work with others. You also avoid competing with others unhealthily.Assegid Habtewold
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As a leader, 1st, work on yourself- increase your self-awareness. There shouldn't be any other urgent agenda than this. Get enlightened! Know very well who you're including your strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots!Assegid Habtewold
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Increase your self-awareness up to the point where you shouldn't depend on the opinions of others about who you truly are...Assegid Habtewold
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If you're a true student of the truth, you may easily get frustrated when people try to make points based on mysticism and cultural beliefs.Assegid Habtewold
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Wisdom teaches you when to use your discretion- with whom, what, and when to share your feelings and discernments...Assegid Habtewold
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The few people who earned my respect are those who are predictable in their character but totally unpredictable the way they think!Assegid Habtewold
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No one deserves to rent your heart, especially those who hurt you. Your heart is precious and deserves to store your great memories!Assegid Habtewold
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You don't need to become great 1st to step into your greatness. Have you left your comfort zone and ventured out to unleash your greatness?Assegid Habtewold
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You're a greatness material! You're great in your own unique ways. Have you found the source of your greatness?Assegid Habtewold
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Don’t cap your potential in the name of humility. First, maximize your potential, serve the world with your greatness and then worry about pride :-) lolAssegid Habtewold
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Honesty doesn't mean you reveal everything you discern and feel. That is why we have the word discretion...Assegid Habtewold
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Each one of us has a unique spot in this harmonious and self-sustaining universe. If our desire is to succeed and enjoy life to the full both personally, professionally, and business wise, we should spot our unique place in the universe.Assegid Habtewold
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Until the ego dissolves or evolves to become one with our true self, we remain slaves of our own egos.Assegid Habtewold
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If you truly have character and respecting others is your core value, you respect everybody regardless of who they are, what they believe and how they behave...Assegid Habtewold
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Character isn't all about becoming a saint or perfect. No one is perfect! There are areas we all are working on to improve and fine tune..Assegid Habtewold
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The character of someone shouldn't be measured based on what they eat, drink or the way they dress. Character that commands following is more than demonstrating some 'nice', 'cute', 'appealing' behaviors. It is deeper than that!Assegid Habtewold
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People attempt to create association b/n you and your values. Oh, Mary- the girl who is caring; you mean the company with quality products?Assegid Habtewold
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Whenever someone 'pretends' as perfect, never made a mistake, error, sin in his life, I know that he has never been in the field...Assegid Habtewold
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You shouldn't allow people who hurt you to occupy a fraction of your heart. Forgive and move on, especially in this season of thanksgiving.Assegid Habtewold
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The people who care about you may not tell you your blind spots fearing to offend/hurt you. Open up and ask their feedback and get enlightened.Assegid Habtewold
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It is an illusion to worry about pride without having those things that may predispose someone to fall into the trap of pride...Assegid Habtewold
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Having unceasingly grateful life requires demonstrating gratitude daily whether our daily life treats us kindly or not.Assegid Habtewold
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It's embarrassing when a leader is clueless about his/her limitations (blind spots) while his/her people are well aware and making fun out of them.Assegid Habtewold
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Smile and be happy because there is no one in this whole world like you. You're lucky because you're alive and breathing. Show gratitude and show it genuinely.Assegid Habtewold
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When someone respects you, s/he confronts you in private before taking you in public and/or stabbing in the back and backbiting you...Assegid Habtewold
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If you respect & care about someone, give him/her direct feedback in his/her face. Please don't be coward and use proxies! Be a man/woman! ! !Assegid Habtewold
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To grow, be humble and ask questions most of the time. When you do so, a wise and smart person sees him/herself in you and treats you with dignity. On the other hand, if you ask questions and try to learn from a shallow and fool person, s/he treats you with contempt and disrespect. Now, you know who is who...Assegid Habtewold
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Keep on smiling, treat people with respect, be cool even if some may not treat you the same. How people treat you doesn't change who you're.Assegid Habtewold
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Don't allow people to define you based on reading the abstract of your story without even reading chapter 1. Continue to write the remaining chapters.Assegid Habtewold
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Serious people make a decision to read your fully story before they write you off. Don't worry about those who don't have time to know you.Assegid Habtewold
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Pride begins when someone starts to assume that s/he is the custodian of all truths and attempts to be right in all circumstances, which is IMPOSSIBLE!Assegid Habtewold
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You should author the narration of your life and organization. If you don't, someone will, and you may not like it.Assegid Habtewold
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True determination is betting on your solemn decision regardless of the gloomy realities surrounding the thing you resolved to pursue.Assegid Habtewold
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Patience takes away lots of stress, regrets, & sleepless nights knowing that all is well at the end of the day if we just wait a little bit.Assegid Habtewold
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If EXCELLENCE is one of your values, not only you self-critic and evaluate your performance consistently, you BEG others for honest feedback...Assegid Habtewold
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How do you know whether you're serious about your values? You fight for them when they're violated even if it costs you title, favor, friendship, and profit.Assegid Habtewold
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When people undermine your values, they've strong reasons. For example, they mistaken your passion for excellence as perfectionism...Assegid Habtewold
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When people violate your values, they have excuses for doing so. For instance, they may misconceive your quest for responsiveness as being annoying...Assegid Habtewold
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Our values define who we're. Never met great persons who kept compromising their values. Let's go beyond lip service to defend our values...Assegid Habtewold
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One of the reasons that may force you walk away from great opportunities is when your values are keep violated...Assegid Habtewold
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Embrace the right values that may enable you achieve self-leadership & self-discipline, and show commitment to these values unconditionally.Assegid Habtewold