For the next two days, I will be bringing in real time the top leadership quotes and lessons from the 2021 Global Leadership Summit (GLS). Therefore, make sure you bookmark this site and check back often. For those not familiar with the GLS, it is two days of rich, high-impact, inspiring sessions, and learnings from a diverse faculty who will share their wisdom and practical perspective to support you in your leadership growth.
As a way to add additional value to leaders, I want to provide you a complimentary copy of my latest ebook The Top 60 Leadership Quotes From 2021 Part 1. Because of the world we currently live in, the fundamentals of leadership are more important than ever. The quotes in this book deal with the basics of leadership. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.
The morning’s next speaker is Jamie Kern Lima. Jamie started IT Cosmetics from her living room and grew the company into the largest luxury makeup brand in the U.S. When she later sold the company to L’Oréal in a billion-dollar deal, Jamie became the first female CEO of a brand in L’Oréal’s 100+ year history. Her best-selling book Believe IT: How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable helps leaders overcome doubt and find courage to lead and live authentically. Get this book!!!
The following are 20 Leadership Quotes from her fantastic session on resiliency:
- “Every single one of us deal with self-doubt.”
- “Your greatest source of self-doubt can be your greatest source of fulfillment.”
- “Our greatest setbacks are God’s greatest setups for what we’re going to do in the future.”
- “How do I turn down the volume on my own self-doubt and rejection and turn up the volume on my intuition.”
- “Every single one of us have had someone tell us we’re not enough… These are not the moments we don’t give up.”
- “These are the moments with God and grace and grit we get back up and keep going.”
- “He (a buyer) gave me a ‘No” but He (God) gave me a knowing.”
- “At the end of the day every one of us has a knowing if we get still and listen.”
- “Learn to turn down the volume on the ‘No’s’”.
- “Are you going to listen to the ‘No’ or the knowing.”
- “Sometimes even though you are so committed to your vision, sometimes you still struggle.”
- “Sometimes the right thing isn’t the easy thing.”
- “Real women have spoken.”
- “No one can tell you you’re not the right fit.”
- “No one can tell you how big your vision can be.”
- “The guy who rejected me is now working for me.”
- “God gave us the vision and not anyone else. So why are we shocked when they don’t get it?”
- “One day the call you ‘meek’. Then one day they call you ‘mogul.'”
- “One day they tell you ‘No’. Then one day they call you ‘Boss.'”
- “How did I build a billion-dollar business? One day I made the decision I could.”
Just an amazing session! Next up is Shola Richards. Also, to further invest in your leadership click What Are Leaders Currently Reading? The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts Of July ’21.
The Top 60 Leadership Quotes From 2021 Part 1 is my latest ebook. For many entering a post-pandemic environment, leadership looks completely different than the pre-pandemic world. People are more broken now. They are more uncertain. Fear and anxiousness are unwelcome constant companions. Cultures are more unhealthy. Relationships are more dysfunctional. Hope seems to be in short supply. Every day seems to bring a new hacking, natural disaster, or unexpected calamity.
Therefore, the fundamentals of leadership are more important than ever. The quotes in this book deal with the basics of leadership. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.