Thomas Leonard Quotations

The trappings of lifestyle are often that; traps.

A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.

I think she's probably getting away fairly leniently. She never showed any sympathy.

The Top 10 Most Effective Things That You Can Say: 1. Thank you very much. 2, You are so right. 3. How can I help you right now? 4. I ask that you ... 5. I apologize for for what has happened. 6. Why is that? 7. Are you willing to ...? 8. I love you. 9. Will you help me? 10. Yes.

When you spend your days doing what fulfills you, you are attractive.

Grant people a lifetime of forgiveness before you even meet them.

Three problems we have: lack of boundaries, insufficient language, incompletions.

Shift from judgment to compassion to love.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that we are unique. The greatest discovery of the next generation, I pray, is that we are one.

Balance is overrated.

What is left unsaid gets in the way of the relationship. What is left unasked-for is a missed opportunity.

Get your personal needs met, once and for all; if you have unmet needs, you'll attract others in the same position.

Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.

To be efficient means getting the job done in a smart, resourceful and timely way. To be effective means getting the right job done well, efficiently or not.

Commitment is what your boss needs you to have. Choice is what you need to have.

When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.

All problems exist in the absence of a good conversation.

Either you are creating your life or the circumstances are.

Movement isn't progress.

Fear is natural. Be with it.

Confidence comes from seeing so many sides, angles, views, and tangents. Because when you do select an approach or direction, you are doing so with better/ more complete information.

An expert knows the subject very well. A model teaches by showing instead of just telling.

Ask yourself, 'what's more important - being real and being myself, or becoming successful? And ask the question knowing that you never actually have to choose between being real and being successful. You simply have to choose between being realand striving to be successful. Get the difference?

Clarity affords focus.

The sky isn't falling.

Inspiration is a sustainable internal glow which pulls you forward.

Inspiration is being motivated by a person or idea. Motivation is being inspired by an object. When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.

Coaching doesn't make sick people well...it helps healthy people become extra-ordinary.

People who wait for a magic wand fail to see that they ARE the magic wand.

Opportunities don't knock, they whisper. So shut up and listen.

Integrity reveals beauty.