Motivational leadership quotes to pick you up today

For those of you who visit my blog often, you will know how much I love an inspirational quote. They can pick us up when we might need to brighten our day.  Today I bring you motivational leadership quotes.  I hope they give you some inspiration to power through, wherever you’re at on your leadership journey.  Which brings mt to a question ….

 

What does leadership mean to you?

Leadership can mean different things to different people. As someone who has worked in HR for years, and has studied leadership and management extensively, I’m not going to get into what I think leadership is in an organisational sense.

But what I will say, is that I believe that talking about leadership with a small ‘l’ rather than a capital “L” is something we can all display in our own way.  I’m not saying that everyone can be a CEO (or even aspires to be a CEO), that’s not the leadership I’m talking about.  I’m talking about personal leadership, and this can apply to anyone, regardless of job title. It can also apply to people who don’t have a traditional job, but still display personal leadership in their daily lives. Personal leadership doesn’t equate to years of experience, qualifications, or how much money you earn. It isn’t about the ‘power’ you may hold in your job.  It’s about the way you live your life, including the way people feel after they have encountered you.

This short video asks people what leadership means to them, and you’ll see a variety of different responses:

 

 

I love the idea of personal leadership because it empowers all people regardless of circumstance to display what leadership is for them.  It’s about recognising that people without traditional ‘power’ can shine and be leaders in their own right.

Motivational leadership quotes

Today I have found some inspirational leadership quotes, just for you.  I hope you enjoy.

“A leader is a dealer in hope” — Napoleon Bonaparte

“Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses” — Mitt Romney 

”Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better” — Bill Brandley 

“Leadership is a choice not a position” — Stephen Covey 

“To succeed one must be creative and persistent” — John H. Johnson

“My attitude is never be satisfied, Never enough never” — Duke Ellington

“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed”— Mwai Kibaki

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality” — Warren Bennis 

“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected” — Steve Jobs 

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower” — Steve Jobs

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves” — Ray Kroc

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” — John Quincy Adams 

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou 

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” — Henry Ford 

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” — Audrey Hepburn 

“Leadership is an action, not a position.” — Donald McGannon

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” — John F. Kennedy

“A leader is someone who demonstrates what’s possible.” — Mark Yarnell

These inspirational quotes have been compiled by Brian Tracy, and they are all about effective leadership:

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.”

“Do the unexpected. You are safer moving forward than standing still.”

“Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.”

“All work is done by teams; the leader’s output is the output of his or her team.”

“Lead the field! Start earlier, work harder, and stay later.”

“Leaders are those who determine the area of excellence for the group.”

“Flexibility in a time of great change is a vital quality of leadership.”

“Your ability to make good decisions will determine your success as much as any other factor.”

“Follow up and follow through until the task is complete, the prize won.”

“Dare to go forward. Courage is the mark of greatness in leadership.”

“To achieve something you’ve never achieved before, you must be someone you’ve never been before.” 

I love this quote so much, that I’ve written a post on it before.  You can read it here:

https://winningcareerfromhome.com/achieve-something-youve-never-achieved-before

 

My all time favourite inspirational leadership quote

The quote I want to leave you with today is:

“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” — Farrah Gray.

Powerful, isn’t it?  Are you building your own dreams?

Or perhaps you aren’t seeing how you can build your own dreams right now. Read here about how I found a practical way to help me build my own dreams, and help me to steer my own future.

 

How are your building your dreams? What has worked for you?  Leave me a comment or a question and I’ll be happy to help and share my thoughts.