Aeriel Miranda Quotes

The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will understand the challenge of trying to change others. This is the ultimate test of leadership.

How shall one who is so weak in his childhood become really strong when he grows older? We only change our fancies.

I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life.

Great persons are great because of good, strong foundations on which they were able to build a character.

Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others.

You will never maximize your potential in any area without coaching. It is impossible. You may be good. You may even be better than everyone else. But without outside input you will never be as good as you could be.

We were to equally strong types [with my husband], equally pigheaded - neither of us wanted to give in. And...I like to think those quarrels made us better, that they enlivened our life, because without them we would have had a normal life, yes, but banal and boring.

Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.

Don't try to take on a new personality; it doesn't work.

We Russians have assigned ourselves no other task in life but the cultivation of our own personalities, and when we're barely past childhood, we set to work to cultivate them, those unfortunate personalities.

My coaches are always my friends. I've always had a coach a year of my life and they're really important part of being a better human for me.

If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the person you want on the outside. People will want to follow you. And when that happens, you'll be able to tackle anything in this world.

Bad habits are our enemies because they hinder us from being the person we want to be.

Coaching is making men do what they don't want, so they can become what they want to be

Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental.

After all, it’s what we’ve done that makes us what we are.

I am a strong believer in the ability of human beings to change for the better. I am a strong believer in trying to change what we are dissatisfied with.

I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they certainly had character traits. You also know Abraham Lincoln overcame severe depression problems that he had when he was younger, which gave him the strength and the character later on.

What I like doing these days is spending more time with coaches because I think it's important to work on yourself.

Work on your strong points because they are what made you.

To be a great leader, first become a great person.

Strong leaders encourage you to do things for your own benefit, not just theirs.

He that has energy enough in his constitution to root out a vice should go a little further, and try to plant a virtue in its place; otherwise he will have his labor to renew. A strong soil that has produced weeds may be made to produce wheat with far less difficulty than it would cost to make it produce nothing.

I always believe leaders are readers, so you've got to read 30 minutes a day of something that's going to inspire you.