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Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

Dale Carnegie

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Dale Carnegie

Strength is the ability to withstand.

“We are like the little branch that quivers during a storm, doubting our strength and forgetting we are the tree—deeply rooted to withstand all life’s upheavals.”

Dodinsky –
Author

3 Simplifying Tips to Increase Productivity

All organizations are slowed down by unnecessary behaviors that choke productivity. These practices can help you clear some of it away:

Pick up the phone. An email chain can be a useful reference, but it frequently takes more time to write an email than to have a conversation. Conversations can get your questions answered immediately and prevent future back-and-forth messages.

Encourage streamlining. Ask your employees: What meetings can we eliminate? What reports can we stop doing? What steps in a process can be removed? Let your team know that their suggestions won’t be taken as complaints but as creative ideas for improving productivity.

Stop reviewing low-impact work. It’s wise to thoroughly review documents being sent to potential clients, but not all work products are mission-critical. Tell your team that it’s their responsibility to ensure their own quality control — and that you trust them to do a great job.

Adapted by HBR from “To Simplify, First Clear the Underbrush,” by Ron Ashkenas and Lisa Bodell.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

Abraham Lincoln

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

Abraham Lincoln

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Abraham Lincoln

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.

Abraham Lincoln

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Abraham Lincoln