This John Maxwell who said leadership is influence nothing more nothing less your ability to influence people within the sphere of your periphery

It's not about making a nice impression. It's about making an impact. It's about doing your best

I learned how to make an impact from the wisest person I ever met in my life a third grade dropouts

That third grade dropout the wisest person I ever met in my life who taught me to combine knowledge and wisdom to make an impact was my father

My father taught himself how to read taught himself how to write

Decided in the midst of Jim Crow is him as America was breeding the last gas for the Civil War

My father decided he was gonna stand and be a man not a black man not a brown man not a white man

But a man saying this boys. I won't have a problem if you aim high and miss

But I'm gonna have a real issue if you aim low and hit quoting Henry Ford saying if you think you can or if you think you can't

You're right lessons like me son don't judge people the tendency of a person is to walk away from somebody that's different from them

You stay there and you get to know them vision is the ability to see the indiscible don't judge

Sun you'd rather be an hour early than a minute late

We never knew what time it was at my house because the clocks were always ahead

30 years my father left the house at 345 in the morning why daddy?

He said maybe one of my boys will catch me in the act of excellence

Aristotle said you are what you repeatedly do therefore excellent taught me a habit

Not an act you're gonna do it job do it right do it the right way

Be kind to people. He always told us kind needs are never lost ego is the anesthesia that dens the pain of stupidity pride is the burden of a foolish person

You'll never be a great executive

Rick and Bob are saying hi

Pass the gravy please

It brings me to my knees

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