Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

Learning to expect problems saved me from a lot of wasted energy. Winners see problems as just another way to prove themselves.

If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will immediately feel overwhelmed.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'

Once you lose everything, what's the worst that's going to happen to you? You develop a self-assurance.

Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

Some games don't go the way you want them to go, but you still have to find a way to win.

If we have a good day and we win, I'll celebrate and enjoy it. If I have a bad day and I lose, I'll be disappointed and then come back the next day and think about the next team.

I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.

I think any knock-back is a positive because it just helps you progress and move forward.

Sometimes things don't go exactly as you'd wish. You have to be mentally strong to overcome those moments.

I take life easy, not questioning every time the going gets tough.

Instead of letting things break you, look at failures as opportunities to get better. Become unbreakable.

You are always bigger than the problem, the problem can never be bigger than you.

Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.

With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting a business and growing a business, every day is learning how to manage obstacles.

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

What separates the winners from the losers is that winners are able to handle problems and crises that they never imagined would occur. You hit the floor, but what counts is how fast you can get up and regroup. Failure is simply part of the equation.

We cannot wait for the storm to blow over; we must learn to work in the rain.

Don't ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you're hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn't make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It's there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject you, to drop dead! Who cares?

The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it.

Everyone has problems. It's how you choose to deal with them. Some people choose to be whiners some choose to be winners. Some choose to be victims some choose to be victors.

He divines remedies against injuries; he knows how to turn serious accidents to his own advantage; whatever does not kill him makes him stronger

When I hear bad news I look at it as another leadership test that will determine how successful Go Daddy will become. So I no longer dread it. Instead, I enjoy the game of finding the very best way to deal with it, and take great satisfaction in having a hand in resolving the issues that come my way.