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2. as · pire Verb. To long, aim, or seek ambitiously; to strive toward a lofty goal.

3. “ The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.” John Sculley

5. “ Most people are used as the hands and feet of the organization while only a comparative few are used for their brains.” Gervase Bushe The Appreciative Self: Inspiring the Best in Others

6. To lead effectively, you must stimulate the behavior you are seeking. I N S P I R E

8. [ 6 ] Have a Vision and Convince Others To Share it values-based leaders: We often describe children as having wild or active imaginations. The best leaders never outgrow their imaginative gift. vital integrities

10. backwards: see Visionary leaders they envision the result first, and then they develop a strategy to get there.

12. People with vision are so intent on reaching their goals that others are simply compelled to follow.

14. “ Freedom is never granted; it is won.” Asa Philip Randolph 1889-1979

15. 1941

16. Executive Order 8802 “ There shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin.” President Franklin D. Roosevelt June 25, 1941

17. visions take time

19. “ Let the nation and the world know the meaning of our numbers.” Asa Philip Randolph, August 28, 1963

20. “ No one could remember an invading army quite as gentle as the two hundred thousand civil-rights marchers who occupied Washington today.” Russell Baker

21. by age twenty-five, billy starr had already lost his mother, an uncle, and a cousin to cancer

22. his goal: COMPLETE THE PUNISHING 140-MILE BIKE RIDE FROM BOSTON TO PROVINCETOWN IN TIME TO CATCH THE AFTERNOON FERRY BACK HOME

23. “ I’m going to make this big.” Billy Starr

24. Since its inception in 1980, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge has raised $171,000,000 for cancer research.

25. have a PURPOSE

26. “ A unified force of people made whole by the belief in a single mission has the ability to improve the human condition.” -Billy Starr

27. Ann Bancroft led her first Antarctic expeditions at the age of eight, albeit make-believe ones.

28. north & south

29. Each time her vision was clear: go first.

30. Reaching extraordinary milestones is not without its hardships.

31. “ Real leadership is not about getting to the top. In this game, leadership is about coming back alive.” Will Steger

32. “ I’m always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth?” Ann Bancroft

33. Ultimately, their ability to convince others to share their visions is what made them remarkable.

35. “ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” “ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” Martin Luther King, Jr.

36. Emphasized Common Values “ It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.”

37. Described the Importance of the Values “And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.”

38. vision’s opponents “I have a dream that one day down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” disparaged the

39. FORECASTED SUCCESS “ When we allow freedom to ring…we will be able to speed up that day will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last! Free at last!, we are free at last!’”

40. “… we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Adapted from Amos 5:24 Selected Emotional Language

41. “ If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

42. If you think that conveying ideas effectively is an innate ability—a talent reserved for naturally gifted orators—then you are probably neglecting your role as a communicator.

43. bigger is better

44. “ The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.” Dr. Kent M. Keith Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments

46. Leadership is proactive! People can only follow leaders who are moving.

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