Monday, August 31, 2009

Colin Powell's Rules



1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

2. Get mad, then get it over.

3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

4. It can be done.

5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.

6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.

7. You cann't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.

8. Check small things.

9. Share credit.

10. Remain calm. Be kind.

11. Have a vision. Be demanding.

12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.

13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier

Source: A Soidier's Way, An Autobiography of General Colin Powell with Joseph E. Persico, Hutchinson, London, 1995.

General Colin Powell - An advisor to four US Presidents

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