The Ring Of Power

“...But the hearts of men (women) are easily corrupted... And the ring of power has a will of its own.”

(From Lord Of The Rings)

Want An Important Life...Jackie Robinson

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

--Jackie Robinson, #42, First Black Player to Play Major League Baseball

Hatred Is...George Bernard Shaw

“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.” 

--George Bernard Shaw

Talent vs. Genius...Henri-Frederic Amiel

"Doing easily what others find difficult is talent; doing what is impossible for talent is genius."

--Henri-Frederic Amiel

Do you believe?

If You Don't Try...Beverly Sills

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

— Beverly Sills, former American opera soprano

Lessons From Mother: History Matters...Ursula Burns

“One of the things my mother told me is that history matters. …People’s memory – that matters. One of the biggest challenges we have in our transformation is that memory [at Xerox] is a very strong, very deep, and very long institutional memory. And that memory opens up opportunities, but if it’s not tuned correctly it closes down a whole lot of opportunities.”

--Ursula Burns, CEO, Xerox

Every other Tuesday, WOMEN AT LIBERTY presents Leadership Tuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. The resource for this week is an article from The Glass Hammer on Xerox's CEO, Ursula Burns.  The writer, Melissa J. Anderson, shared highlights from a recent speech given by Ms. Burns at the Catalyst Awards Luncheon in New York where she discussed her perspective on "Impatience and Leadership".  

To read the story, click here. For more on Leadership Tuesdays, click here.

Choose Courage Over Fear...@ValorieBurton

“Choose courage over fear. That’s a decision. Most successful people tend to have a lot of courage. You have to see in your mind and have a lot of faith.” 

--Valorie Burton, Author of "Successful Women Think Differently" 

Check her out on NBC's Today Show on 4/9/13

http://www.valorieburton.com

Source:  From the article, "Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How Successful Women Do It", Executive coach Valorie Burton talks faith and strategy for upgrading your career via BlackEnterprise.com