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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well."
"Generosity is inverted prosperity."
"You choose the leaders and place them strategically around the table of your vision and mission. They are already around you because of some degree of loyalty, so if you continue putting 80% effort in enhancing loyalty that already exists, you will end up going into overkill and igniting a toxic level of internal office politics that was not originally existent in your organisation."
"Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul."
"Your life is connected to other key support structures that you must never neglect, including family, fans, supporters, affiliations, professional associations, religious membership and others. Your membership to such groupings must add value to others whilst you equally get the benefit they are supposed to provide their members."
"You cannot offer quality experiences as an isolated island. Learn to work well with others on the success train. Respect those you work with and appreciate their contribution in making you the best at what you do."
"The person who will end up enjoying success, is the one who planned for it and who knew why they are seeking to succeed."
"Your presence only truly matters to people who feel your absence."
"In life, all things are not constant or equal, the inequalities are so loud; change and uncertainty are the order of the day. It is these changes, inequalities and uncertainties that make it more imperative that you deliberately plan your way to success."
"A great storm is like a sunny day to a person of great faith. A gentle wind is like a great storm to a person of great fear."
"After you acquire knowledge and skill, aim to be a practitioner. Time for practice on the job or in life will still test your authenticity. Knowledge is one of the greatest sources of confidence, and you will need that confidence to do your work and demonstrate you know what you have been trained for."
"The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird."
"Major breakthroughs often come after major breakdowns."
"A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise."
"If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed."
"You are the greatest temple in the universe, God dwells within you."
"There is need to focus on selling an emotional experience instead of a mere product or service - the impression you make on others must be lasting and permanent. These experiences have to be positive and worth remembering. This will increase the chances of repeat business and referrals, guaranteeing customer loyalty. And that is what sustains businesses, brands and careers for generations! The principle remains the same for comedians, actors, footballers, musicians, sales executives or any other area of specialty."
"Life is the song you dance to when reality sings."
"You must succeed! Not by accident, but deliberately! You are able to succeed " now you must be willing to succeed and this must reflect in the way you spend your life."
"Light is a beautiful servant, darkness is a dangerous master."
"Bait, no matter how big, is useless if fish don't want it."
"When you put on your thinking cap make sure it's clean."
"A wolf can only curse a lion when surrounded by its peers."
"We can only continue to promote invention, creativity and success by asking of ourselves, our situations and problems some key questions. What questions are you asking today?"
"Doubt is a result of more than one internal voice giving differing and contradicting instructions and suggestions concerning a situation or a phase of your success journey. The triggering suggestions may be internal or external factors igniting internal conflict and uncertainty in the face of adversity. Yet inside of you must rise up a voice of authority which silences the disempowering shouts of unbelief. You need to have a deliberate plan to develop that internal voice of authority."
"Don't do things or act out your posture and gestures to impress people, just be yourself and portray the confident 'you' with that high self-esteem. So relax because you are 'you'. Be sincere, be authentic. That will be impressive enough."
"An ounce of love can overcome a mountain of fear."
"Start planning from your internal or spiritual view of things. The external view always has a way of distorting, discouraging and limiting your dream."
"The world rewards you for what is in your mind, the universe rewards you for what is in your heart, and the Heavens reward you for what is in your soul."
"Look around your competitors and learn from them. Look within for your talents and exploit them. Look back at your failures and learn from them. Look forward to your successes and reach for them."
"Vengeance is primitive, which is why only two species in the universe practice it: humans and animals."
"The lack of knowledge on the part of followers perpetuates a culture of abuse by bad leadership. Every day, issues are being endorsed in the name of standing for the ignorant masses, only to benefit those who sponsor the agendas. Priorities are set and resources allocated, never to benefit or reach those cited as the underlying justification for sourcing the funds or setting the priorities."
"Three quarters of faith is boldness. Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence. Three quarters of love is kindness."
"More love, more power. Less love, less power. Great love, great power."
"Love is sweet even when what you go through is bitter."
"Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment."
"Don't be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side."
"Your age reflects or measures the rate at which you have been spending life. Every one born into this world is given life and that life is measured in units of time. Spending time means spending life, wasting time means wasting life. Getting value out of time means, getting value out of life. Time does not stop moving because we stopped working with purpose, meaning life does not stop or take a break even when you plan to go on vacation. You never stop spending time, even when you don't have a penny in your pocket."
"God tells you where to look, love tells you what to see."
"When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love."
"Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart. Pride has a great spirit, but no soul."
"Sense will buy you more than dollars."
"Positive belief leaves no room for excuses; it questions why the feats and quests cannot be attained. When your beliefs are strong enough, you will not define yourself on the basis of past and present limitations or life events. Your success can only be as big as the size of your beliefs, for it is the size of your beliefs that will either limit your dream or allow it to explode."
"Some people are known, they have the platform and presence, but still remain irrelevant. They know you and what you do, but they don't need you or your offering. I see too many people with a platform but without substance, again this is not sustainable. Lack of substance can only relegate your talent or skill towards the league of the mediocre, if at all you become much by superficial branding then you will become the best of the worst. You don't have what it takes but you depend on your ability to sell substandard offerings to the market. It will not last for long, but quickly become irrelevant."
"Dream all you can, live all you say, work all you must."
"Why do people seek one and not the other? It is the majorities that are led and they normally follow those who can help them meet their ever-present and growing needs. Question is, do you possess the kind of solutions they want? Are you well positioned to reach them or to be reachable by those who can benefit from your solution to their challenges?"
"Begin to invest in productive capacity, and the ability to see people flying or shining on the platform you have set for them in support of your vision. You need to draw the best out of them so that the reach and impact of your vision becomes phenomenal. See them as your extension, the multiplication of the tentacles of your vision and mission " sometimes when they shine, they are not trying to replace you at all, they are trying to be a "little you somewhere you cannot be, as you focus on other key strategic issues elsewhere."
"Poverty might make you obscure, but if you continue churning out wisdom to solve more problems and challenges, you will neither remain poor nor die in obscurity."
"You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine."
"Luck appears when you are working towards it, not looking for it."
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