"Don't be afraid to challenge the pros,..." - Quote by Colin Powell
Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. Learn from the pros, observe them, seek them out as mentors and partners. But remember that even the pros may have leveled out in terms of their learning and skills. Sometimes even the pros can become complacent and lazy.
More by Colin Powell
“What we have to find is the right level of regulation of our financial system so that it has the incentive to invest in things, but at the same time, it is sufficiently regulated so it can't get in the kind of trouble that we have seen in the past and we have seen recently.”
“You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.”
“I have always admired the Linking Pin theory of management specialist Rensis Likert. It says that in every organization there are leaders who link the lower level to the upper level. What makes somebody an effective link as a leader is that he conveys down everything that above wants and he conveys up everything that below needs.”
More on Learning
“Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.”
“It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”
“I think I have done well, if I have acquired a new word from a good author; and my business with him is to find my own, though itwere only to melt him down into an epithet or an image for daily use.”
More on Challenge
“Every wall is a door.”
“With film roles, it just has to be a character either I haven't done before, or a role with somebody really interesting or with an interesting person or group of people.”
“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.”