SIX LEADERS WHO HAVE INSPIRED ME TO BE MORE

BY SANJIV KARANI

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“IF YOUR ACTIONS INSPIRE OTHERS TO DREAM MORE, LEARN MORE, DO MORE AND

BECOME MORE, YOU ARE A LEADER.” – JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

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HERE ARE MY FAVORITE LEADERS. @SANJIVKARANI

WHY?

• THEY CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ME TO ASPIRE MORE AND ACHIEVE MORE.

• THEIR WORDS ARE TIMELESS AND THEIR ACTIONS SPEAK EVEN LOUDER THAN THEIR WORDS.

• THEY SHARE FOLLOWING LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES: PASSION (FOR THEIR WORK), COMPASSION (FOR OTHERS) AND SIMPLIFICATION (OF COMPLEX).

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“BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.” ― MAHATMA GANDHI

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“YOUR WORK IS GOING TO FILL A LARGE PART OF YOUR LIFE, AND THE ONLY WAY TO BE TRULY SATISFIED IS TO DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS GREAT WORK. AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO GREAT WORK IS TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO. IF YOU HAVEN’T FOUND IT YET, KEEP LOOKING. DON’T SETTLE. AS

WITH ALL MATTERS OF THE HEART, YOU’LL KNOW WHEN YOU FIND IT.”– STEVE JOBS

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“WEAKNESS OF ATTITUDE BECOMES WEAKNESS OF CHARACTER.”– ALBERT EINSTEIN

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“DO NOT JUDGE ME BY MY SUCCESSES, JUDGE ME BY HOW MANY TIMES I FELL DOWN AND GOT BACK UP AGAIN.”

– NELSON MANDELA

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“IF YOU BUY THINGS YOU DO NOT NEED, SOON YOU WILL HAVE TO SELL THINGS YOU NEED.”

– WARREN BUFFET

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“AS WE LOOK AHEAD INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, LEADERS WILL BE THOSE WHO EMPOWER OTHERS.”

– BILL GATES

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SO HOW CAN I BECOME A BETTER LEADER? BY INTERNALIZING THREE TIMELESS LESSONS FROM PENCIL.

1. EVERYTHING YOU DO LEAVES A MARK (SO SETTLE FOR NOTHING BUT EXCELLENCE)

2. PAIN ALWAYS SHARPENS YOU (SO EMBRACE CHALLENGES AND ASPIRE TO BE MORE)

3. WHAT'S INSIDE YOU IS USEFUL, NOT WHAT'S OUTSIDE (SO KNOW WHAT REALLY MATTERS)

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WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE LEADERS AND WHY?

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND BEST WISHES IN ALL YOUR PURSUITS.

SANJIV KARANI

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