Management Principles – 1

1.      Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him -- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher.

2.      Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement (Grover Cleveland).

3.      Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose (Aristotle).

4.      A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner !!

5.      Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe).

6.      He who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger (Japanese proverb).

7.      There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up (John Andrew Holmes).

8.      There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

9.      The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention (Duguet).

10.    What was hard to bear is sweet to remember (Portuguese proverb).

11.    Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right (Henry Ford, 1863-1947).

12.    Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish (Jean de la Fontaine). If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant (Charlotte Bronte).

13.    Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun (Mary Lou Cook).

14.    Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities (John Richelsen).

15.    Kajiba no baka tikara (Incredible power comes out at the fire emergency) -- Hirotsune Kimura.

16.    Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past (Tyron Edwards).

17.    Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young (A.W. Pinero).

18.    There is no sensual pleasure in the world comparable to the delight and satisfaction that a good man takes in doing good (Tillotson). Man has no nobler function than to defend the truth (Ruth McKenney).

19.    The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become (James Lane Allen, 1849-1925). (It's about the power of belief; dahsyatnya sebuah keyakinan. Feel it and prove it!).

20.    Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world (George Bernard Shaw).

21.    Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action (Peter F. Drucker).

22.    If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears (Glenn Clark).

23.    Diri ini baru berharga ketika dapat meningkatkan harga diri dari diri yang lain; martabat kita menjadi terhormat ketika kita lebih menghormati martabat orang lain; seseorang baru bernilai jika dapat memberi nilai tambah bagi orang lain, sekecil apapun itu. Ingat nasihat Rasulullah: “Sebaik-baik manusia adalah yang paling bermanfaat untuk manusia lain”.

24.    Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent (Marilyn vos Savant).

25.    To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences (John Henry Patterson). You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips (Oliver Goldsmith).

26.    The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber (William Mather Lewis). Wisdom comes alone through suffering (Aeschylus, 525-456 BC).

27.    What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this: I was training for this -- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher.

28.   Know how to listen and be sure that silence often produces the same effects as science (Napoleon Bonaparte). To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences (John Henry Patterson).

29.    The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason (Marya Mannes).

30.    An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep (Arabic proverb).

31.    The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident (Charles Lamb).

32.    A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live (Unknown). Man is happy only as he finds work worth doing -- and does it well (E. Merrill Root).

33.    The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie (Ann Landers).

34.    To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life (T.S. Eliot).

35.    I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it; who sees at once what, in given circumstances, is to be done, and does it (William Hazlitt).

36.    Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself (Abraham Joshua Heschel).

37.    All big things in this world are done by people who are naive and have an idea that is obviously impossible (Dr. Frank Richards).

38.    There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self (Aldous Huxley).

39.    Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor (James Lane Allen).

40.    Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision (Muhammad Ali).

41.    The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good (Brian Tracy).

42.    Anda akan menjadi apapun yang Anda lakukan dengan teratur (Mario Teguh). At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable (Christopher Reeve).

43.    Don't bother about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination (Sir Frederick Treves).

44.    To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue ... gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness (Confucius).

45.    When nothing is sure, everything is possible (Margaret Drabble).

46.    If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. Be consistent and istiqamah!

47.    Pertanyaan utk direnungkan: Are you getting better, or just getting older? Is what you're doing worth your time? To what direction do all your goals point? How clearly are you focusing on your future? Do you have the power to perform?

48a.  The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones (Chinese proverb). Sedikit sedikit lama-lama menjadi bukit (Indonesian proverb).

48b.  Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person (Mother Teresa).

49.    A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be (Abraham Maslow).

50a.  It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier (Thomas Robert Gaines).

50b.  It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test (Elbert Hubbard).

51.    Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height (Buddha).

52.    Don't tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done (James Ling).

53.   Optimism nourishes body, mind and soul. Surround yourself with others who are naturally optimistic. Remember, energy is infectious!!

54.    Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory (Mahatma Gandhi).

55.    The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper (Eden Phillpotts). If you are not GETTING what you want out of life, maybe you're not GIVING enough to it.

56.    The beginning is the most important part of the work (Plato).

57.    Three sentences for getting success: 1) know more than others, 2) work more than others, 3) expect less than others (William Shakespeare).

58.    Example is leadership. Leadership is about presenting good examples to others (Albert Schweitzer).

59.    I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot ... and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed (Michael Jordan).

60.    Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow (Melody Beattie).

61.    Winning doesn't always mean being the first, winning means that you're doing better than you've done before (Bonnie Blair).

62.    You automatically become more productive when you focus your time and energies on your daily #1 priorities. The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place (Roger Birkman).

63.    When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen (Arland Gilbert).

64.    Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as any other fragile and precious thing (Randolph S. Bourne, 1886-1918).

65.    My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world (Faye Wattleton).

66.    I wept because I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet (Persian saying).

67.    The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be (Socrates, 469-399 BC).

68.    In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of
the shore for a very long time (Andre Gide, 1869–1951).

69.    Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don't like to do (Albert Gray).

70.    The only thing that stands between a man/woman and what he/she wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible (Richard M. DeVos).

71.    No pain, no gain …He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made (Henry B. Wilson).

72.    Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and obeys it (Louis Pasteur -- French Scientist).

73.    Big results require big ambitions (James Champy).

74.    The world is good-natured to people who are good natured (William Makepeace Thackeray).

75.    The greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising up every time we fall (Confucius, 551-479 BC).

76.    Those who have health have hope; and those who have hope, have everything (Arabian Proverb).

77.    Courtesy is simply doing unto others what you would like them to do
unto you (Anonymous).

78.    All high achievers plan their work and work their plan, for they are keenly aware that "luck" is most often being prepared to take advantage of a situation (Anonymous).

79.    Attitude determines altitude (Unknown).

80.    Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia (Alexis Carrel).

81.    I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning (J.B. Priestly, 1894-1984).

82.    The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense (Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931).

83.    I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection (Thomas Paine, 1737-1809).

84.    Pain is temporary, pride is forever (Anonymous).

85.    Imagination decides everything (Blaise Pascal). The man who has no imagination has no wings (Muhammad Ali). Reality leaves a lot to the imagination (John Lennon).

86.    Whatever you do, don't do it halfway (Bob Beamon). Remember, large or small, our goals never come cheap. They are always won with hard work, perseverance and time.

87.    You will never FIND time for anything. If you want time, you must MAKE it (Charles Bixton). If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got (Lee Iacocca).

88.    Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts (Ted W. Engstrom).

89.    Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you (Carl Sandburg).

90.    Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for (Charles Mayes).

91.    Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever (Samuel Smiles). The meaning of life is to give life meaning (Ken Hudgins).

92.    Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans (Peter F. Drucker). You must stick to your conviction, but be ready to abandon your assumptions (Denis Waitley).

93.    Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? (A.E. Hotchner). We need to give ourselves permission to act out our dreams and visions (Vijali Hamilton). And remember, sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can (Richard Bach).

94.    The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time (Joe Girard). Courage to start and willingness to keep everlasting at it are the prerequisites for success (Alonzo Newton Benn).

95.    Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success (Samuel Smiles). I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level. I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often-painful process (Diana Nyad).

96.    One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation (Arthur Ashe). There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure (Colin Powell).

97.    What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team (Benjamin F. Fairles).

98.    Failure is only postponed success as long as courage "coaches" ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory (Herbert Kaufman). There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes (William John Bennett).

99.    Every great achievement is the victory of a flaming heart (Ralph Waldo Emerson). You are never a loser until you quit trying (Mike Ditka).

100.  Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there (Dr. Norman Vincent Peale).

101.  People wait for opportunity to come along ... yet it is there every morning (Dennis the Menace).

102.  The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas, into enthusiasm, into actions (Thomas J. Vilord).

103.  My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories (Bjorn Borg).

104.  The man who gets the most satisfactory results is not always the man with the most brilliant single mind, but rather the man who can best coordinate the brains and talents of his associates (W. Alton Jones).

105.  Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success (Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900). Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us (Earl Nightingale).

106.  Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles (Helen Keller, 1880-1968).

107.  Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is uncomforting (Harriet Braiker). The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential ... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence (Eddie Robinson).

108.  You can have it all. You just can't have it all at one time (Oprah Winfrey). Persist with passion until your life meets or exceeds your expectations.

109.  To dream anything that you want to dream, that is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do, that is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself, to test your limits, that is the courage to succeed (Bernard Edmonds).

110.  To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, ... it's all a miracle (Arthur Rubinstein, 1887-1982).

111.  Courage is grace under pressure (Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961). Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up (Thomas A. Edison). So, never give up at any circumstances, Brother and Sister !!

112.  The reality of life is that your perceptions -- right or wrong -- influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place (Roger Birkman).

113.  Jika tindakan Anda memberi INSPIRASI bagi orang lain untuk bermimpi lebih, belajar lebih, melakukan lebih, dan MENJADI LEBIH, Anda adalah seorang LEADER (John Quincy Adams, dlm Hingdranata Nikolay).

114.  The best way to predict the future is to create it. The best way to create your future is to confront it (Peter Drucker).

115.  Someone has defined genius as intensity of purpose: the ability to do, the patience to wait. Put these together and you have achievement (Leo J. Muir). The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions (William F. Scolavino).

116.  I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all (Leo C. Rosten, 1908-1977).

117.  Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done
without hope and confidence (Helen Keller, 1880-1968)

118.  Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought (Bernard M. Baruch).

119.  It is a good thing to be rich, it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends (Euripides, 480-406 BC). It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.

120.  Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will (Mahatma Gandhi). A man/woman is not old until regrets take the place of dreams (John Barrymore).

121.  The real contest is always between what you've done and what you're capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else (Geoffrey Gaberino). The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before (Steve Young).

122.  Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success (Stephen A. Brennan). Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive (Robert H. Schuller).

123.  In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are (Arnold H. Glasgow). Goals help you see things not as they are, but as they could be. Instead of asking "why?" try "why not?".

124.  There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle (Albert Einstein). The miracle is this: The more we share, the more we have (Leonard Nimoy). I believe we can all become lighting rods for miracles.

125.  I believe that any man/woman's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living (Booker T. Washington).

126.  Faith that the thing can be done is essential to any great achievement (Thomas N. Carruther). Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful (Albert Schweitzer).

127.  No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty (George Eliot). The moment of enlightenment is when a person's dreams of possibilities become images of probabilities (Vic Braden).

128.  Learn to think like a winner. Think positive and visualize your strengths (Vic Braden). Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get too confident (Nancy Kerrigan).

129.  Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones (Ralph Waldo Emerson). It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important (Doris Lessing).

130.  Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe). People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves (Tryon Edwards). If you want to be valued, become more valuable.

131.  Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent, you need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive (Eric A. Burns).

132.  There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause (George M. Adams). So, jangan pelit memberikan pujian yg proporsional atas kelebihan & kebaikan orang lain.... Selain menjadi pupuk & energi bagi orang lain, juga meningkatkan kualitas hubungan interpersonal ..

133. No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work (Mother Teresa, 1910-1997). When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy (Samuel Goldwyn).

134.  The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper (Eden Phillpotts). The power of thought, the magic of the mind (Lord Byron). Great hopes make great men (Thomas Fuller, 1608-1661).

135.  Ketidaksempurnaan kehidupan, adalah kesempurnaan manusia (Ikhwan Sopa). Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet (Roy D. Chapin Jr.).

136.  The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker (Helen Keller, 1880-1968). A hero is a man who does what he can (Roman Rollard).

137.  To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals – that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him (Honore De Balzac, 1799-1850).

138.  Love is all you need (John Lennon). Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished (Og Mandino). Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame (Henry David Thoreau). If a man/women does his best, what more is there? (General George F. Patton).

139. Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome (Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784). Our real duty is always found running in the direction of our worthiest desires (Randolph S. Bourne, 1886-1918).

140.  Every man stamps his value on himself … man is made great or small by his own will (J.C.F. von Schiller). Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others (David Seabury).

141.  Don’t judge book from its cover (Anonymous). Judgement comes from experience, and great judgement comes from bad experience (Robert Packwood).

142.  Life is not holding a good hand; life is playing a poor hand well (Danish proverb). To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the
same thing (Janet Erskine Stuart).

143.  The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper (Aristotle).

144.  Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you (Carl Sandburg)

145.  The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber (William Mather Lewis).

146.  It is how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success (David Feherty). Nothing ever becomes real until it is experienced (John Keats).

147.  There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less (Kurt Hahn).

148.  Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line (Ralph Waldo Emerson).

149.  Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections (Anonymous).

150.  In the final analysis there is no solution to man’s progress but the day’s honest work, the day’s honest decisions, the day’s generous utterances and the day’s good deed (Clare Booth Luce). Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it (M. Scott Peck).