Quotes From "The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For Continued Success In Leadership" By Assegid Habtewold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Even if you communicate sincerely and your intentions are upright, if people don’t have trust, they speculate your every move... Assegid Habtewold

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

Your track record, and great achievements may prompt people to invest their resources such as time and money, not their heart. Assegid Habtewold

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

Love could be instant and unconditional but trust develops through time. You may not trust wholeheartedly while loving someone unconditionally. Assegid Habtewold

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

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

Don’t jail your imagination. You cannot imagine beyond your desires. You can't unleash your imagination without the SEEDs of desire. Assegid Habtewold

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

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

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

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

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

Every emotion that we experience on a moment-by-moment basis has origin. The origin is a thought (s). Assegid Habtewold

Altering our distressing emotions is an uphill battle. When you experience undesirable emotional outburst, try to alter the thought behind. Assegid Habtewold

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

Curiosity is a worthwhile virtue than certainty. While the former leads to grow, the latter muzzles your growth and results in stagnation... Assegid Habtewold

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

We should invest on our personal development not only to outgrow challenges but also maximize every opportunity that comes on our way. Assegid Habtewold

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

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

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

Desire activates the potential that was coined within you. You cannot unleash your potential without stepping up your desire to succeed... Assegid Habtewold

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

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

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

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