"The Essence of Leadership"

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone,

The courage to make tough decisions, and the

Compassion to listen to the needs of others.

He does not set out to be a leader, but

Becomes one by the quality of his actions and

The integrity of his intent.

In the end, leaders are like Eagles,

The do not flock. You find them one at a time."

-author unknown

Theres that ruff bearded man stuff from miss again....she loves that guy.....

Heres my favorite, not really a quote or inspirational saying, but a t-shirt.

"No I don't have a girlfriend, but I know a girl who would be mad if she heard that!"

Back of the beating hammer, by which the steel is wrought

Back of the workshop's clamor, the seeker may find the thought

The thought that is ever Master, of iron and steam and steel

That rises above disaster and tramples it under heel.

The drudge may fret and tinker or labor with lusty blows

But back of him stands the thinker, the clear eyed man who knows

Back of the motors humming, back of the bells that ring

Back of the hammers drumming, back of the cranes that swing

there is the eye which scans them, watching through stress and strain

there is the Mind which plans them, back of the brawn, the brain

Might of the roaring boiler, force of the engines thrust

Strength of the sweating toiler, greatly in these we trust

But back of them stands the schemer the thinker who drives things through

Back of the job, the dreamer, who's making the dream come true.

A profound essay....someone recently said it "just do it! or the next thing you know you'll be old and it will never have happened"