Author: Wally Adamchik

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
—W. Clement Stone

at·ti·tude – Disposition; feeling; orientation, esp. of the mind

To acquire balance means to achieve that happy medium between the minimum and the maximum that represents your optimum. The minimum is the least you can get by with. The maximum is the most you’re capable of. The optimum is the amount or degree of anything that is most favorable toward the ends you desire.
—Nido Qubein

bal·ance – A state of equilibrium; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. / OPPOSITE – Imbalance; instability

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
—George Bernard Shaw

com·mu·ni·cate – To impart knowledge of; make known; to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc. / OPPOSITE – Conceal; withhold

It’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.
—Unknown

de·ci·sive – Having the power to solve or conclude; absolute; characterized by determination and firmness; resolute. / OPPOSITE – Indecisive; hesitant; suspensive

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
—Buddha

en·dur·ance – The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress; the state or fact of persevering / OPPOSITE – Fleeting; temporary; transient

Fairness is man’s ability to rise above his prejudices.
—Wes Fessler

fair – Free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice / OPPOSITE – Below the belt; cheating; partial; unjust

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t overanalyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.
—Leo F. Buscaglia

gen·u·ine – Free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere; not counterfeit; authentic; real / OPPOSITE – False; pretended; fake; phony; inauthentic

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
—Benjamin Franklin

hum·ble – Not arrogant; modest; courteously respectful / OPPOSITE – Arrogant; stuck-up; disdainful; egotistical; hubris

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
—Tacitus

judg·ment – The ability to make a decision or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, esp. in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion