Words Mean Much. Actions Mean Much More.

In these times and in all times, inspiration and compassionate leadership is what we need. We need it from world leaders. We need it from our business leaders. We need it from our supervisors. And children need it from their parents.
 
Honorable leadership can be tough to consistently deliver, especially when tough times hit us fast and hard – but still we must. Without this integrity, our foundation crumbles and devastating outcomes can occur – families break up, businesses fail, and an individual’s mental stability starts to decline.
 
Even in the good times, the easy times – when integrity declines – these same devastating outcomes are much more likely to occur.
 
I’m a believer that as a husband, father, brother, son, friend, and supervisor, I must do everything in my power to ensure the important relationships in my life have my support, so they may learn, grow, and flourish. I, too, will flourish because of my actions in this way.
 
It is important to remind ourselves often of our beliefs, as our beliefs lead to our actions. Memorable quotes are one way I remind myself. Here are inspirational words from the last six United States presidents, spanning the past 40 years …

• “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.”

 

• “In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In all things, generosity."

 

• “Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.”

 

• “For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.”

 

• “We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.”

 

• “Our spirit is still young; the sun is still rising; God's grace is still shining; and my fellow Americans, the best is yet to come!”

 
To me, it doesn’t matter who said what; it matters what they said. And it matters what actions we take following the beliefs we articulate.
 
America is a country founded on the premise that all individuals are created equal – and the dream of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I’m grateful for the opportunity to live in the United States of America and to connect and collaborate with beautiful people from all over the world.
 
I will take these words to heart and action – and I challenge you to do the same, no matter where you reside in this world. I’ll leave you with the words from five more of the most iconic presidents that ever lived…

• “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

 

• “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

 

• “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.”

 

• “Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”

 

• “People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

 
Yours,
 
Blaise


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