Chanda Kochhar Quotes

Dream, diversify-and never miss an angle.

You can’t look too far ahead. Do that and you’ll lose sight of what you’re doing and stumble. I’m not saying you should focus solely on the details right in front of you, mind you. You’ve got to look ahead a bit or else you’ll bump into something. You’ve got to conform to the proper order and at the same time keep an eye out for what’s ahead. That’s critical, no matter what you’re doing.

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.

The world is full of challenges, but with those come opportunity, and I'm an opportunist.

This life of ours, this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it, hey that's great. But it's very predictable. There's so many ways you can screw it up.

A career path is rarely a path at all. A more interesting life is usual a more crooked, winding path of missteps, luck and vigorous work. It is almost always a clumsy balance between the things you try to make happen and the things that happen to you.

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

I have ideas in mind, things that I'm working toward. There have to be goals; there has to be a challenge. Just playing, in and of itself, is great. But there has to be some motivation to it.

Someone asked me what are the secrets to my success, and I said 'There are three: Timing, timing, timing.'

There's always a fine line between being too focused and missing opportunities, or being too wide and taking on too many.

Focus on being balanced - success is balance.

I just feel that no matter what comes in a career - and mine has been all over the map - you must stay at the table, pick up the cards you're dealt and play them.

Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top.

You have to know one big thing and stick with it. The leaders who had one very big idea and one very big commitment. This permitted them to create something. Those are the ones who leave a legacy.

You can't predict it all. People will tell you to plan things out as best you can. They will tell you to focus. They will tell you to follow your dreams. They will all be right.

Steady.

If you have a vision for something, things are navigable. If it gets fuzzy, then obstacles become much more formidable.

All my challenges have become opportunities.

There really isn't a formula for success.

Those who manage to keep the offensive and defensive balance are more successful. We search for balance in order to keep a stable level, which is the most difficult thing to do.

Getting to the top of the mountain is a heck of a lot easier than staying there.

Why was I able to be able to pass? What did I do right that allowed me to make a pass - any given pass? There's balance; there's vision.

You don't have to cheat or steal to be successful in life, but you must be ready to convert your challenges to opportunity.

In professional sports, things can change quickly. You keep your balance. You keep your perspective, and things will work out.

The main ideas for us are scale, stability, and audience.