The Women’s Fresh Perspectives Conference hosted by the Center for Growing Talent by PMA took place last week in San Diego. The three-day conference was full of lessons taught by incredibly passionate and inspiring women. By the end of the conference, Beth and I found that our notes consisted of hundreds (literally) of impactful one-liners that we could share with our team at home and of course, you.
Out of the one hundred lines of handwritten notes, we’ve selected our top 30 selections of “most sharable quotes” here for you to remember, absorb and use at your discretion as daily motivational quotes or Facebook status updates. Our list is your list…
- Sometimes the freedom of having choices stops us from choosing one.
- Frustration is misplaced expectation.
- Only take advice from people you admire.
- Give advice based on knowledge – not gut.
- Confidence is the “it” factor for those who excel.
- Technical knowledge is only 15% of what others remember you by – personality is 85%.
- Become confident in your position and study what you don’t know.
- Become a problem solver not a problem creator.
- Distractions in business are costly. Stick with the goal.
- Put your keys in the same place each day and you won’t lose them.
- “Goals” is the favorite word of ambitious people.
- Deadlines are one of our greatest gifts to achievement.
- Image: Get a compliment on your hair every two weeks and you’re doing it right.
- When you operate with passion, solutions to problems or challenges present themselves and doubt disappears.
- Instead of focusing on disciplining yourself to achieve your goals, focus on your desire.
- Be unapologetic in your quest.
- Powerful questions cause people to think and react differently than they would normally.
- Change things for a moment to have things for a lifetime.
- How to best manage change? Communicate, communicate, communicate.
- The workplace is made up of tribes because it is comfortable to relate.
- As a leader, you are a diagnostician and must think through changes for your team.
- High performers over deliver on one specialty.
- The world is not changed by women who “sort of” care.
- When you figure out your “why” – that’s when you have a quantum leap.
- It doesn’t take money to make people feel good.
- The tone at the top dictates company culture.
- A decision is the beginning of achievement.
- Until you ask a question, other people control the information you get.
- Thinking that is challenged leads to better decisions.
- Practice makes improvement.
If you attended the conference, Beth and I would both love to hear about your top take-away from the event. No matter if you have one or one hundred to share, we’re all ears. Leave your thoughts in the comment below or tweet us @MeganZweig or @BethAtkinsonPR on Twitter. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!
