David Cottrell

Press on. Your defining moment may arrive just when you feel surrounded by adversity.

— David Cottrell

We all need people who will help us look at situations from a different perspective.

— David Cottrell

There is a direct correlation between the books you read and the success you achieve.

— David Cottrell

Never lower your standards just to fill a position. You will pay for it later.

— David Cottrell

Leaders who have integrity possess one of the most respected virtues in all of life.

— David Cottrell

The most important thing you do as a leader is to hire the right people.

— David Cottrell

If your focus is always changing, expect confusion to be rampant on your team.

— David Cottrell

Whether you realize it or not, you have the power to be successful.

— David Cottrell

Your team has entrusted a portion of their life to you, and it's your job to help them grow, personally and professionally.

— David Cottrell

Frequently, the difference between success and failure is the resolve to stick to your plan long enough to win.

— David Cottrell

The single greatest demotivator of a team is having members who are not carrying their load.

— David Cottrell

Don't be so busy making a living that you forget how to live. Work hard to be successful, but enjoy the journey.

— David Cottrell

Give away everything you have learned. If for no other reason, do it selfishly; in order to get more, you must give…

— David Cottrell

Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right…

— David Cottrell

The worst type of employee you can have is one who has mentally quit and is still physically coming to work every…

— David Cottrell

Even though your responsibilities increase when you become a manager, you lose some of the rights or freedoms you may have enjoyed…

— David Cottrell

If expecting something in return is your reason for giving, you are really not giving- you're swapping. If you receive something in…

— David Cottrell

Success is ultimately realized by people who make more good choices and recover quickly from their bad choices. Our personal and professional…

— David Cottrell

If each Monday morning, you make a choice to move into the new work week with renewed commitment and passion, you can…

— David Cottrell

Trusted counselors, mentors and guides make an indelible mark on the lives they touch, and they provide the two ingredients to success…

— David Cottrell

Leadership can't be claimed like luggage at the airport. Leadership can't be inherited, even though you may inherit a leadership position. And…

— David Cottrell

Successful people keep moving, even when they are discouraged and have made mistakes.

— David Cottrell

The truth is that problems won't just go away.

— David Cottrell

One of the main things for a leader is to eliminate confusion.

— David Cottrell

You have to escape from management land and get in touch with your people.

— David Cottrell

Our comfort zones can be our greatest enemy to our potential.

— David Cottrell

Don't stifle your career by limiting you knowledge.

— David Cottrell

Take the time and energy to manage your boss the same way you manage your team.

— David Cottrell

People quit people before they quit companies.

— David Cottrell

Coaching sets the pace to get the best out of others while giving the best of yourself.

— David Cottrell

The success of any change depends, in large measure, on your attitude about that change.

— David Cottrell

There is no 'grand conspiracy' preventing your from accomplishing what you need to do.

— David Cottrell

When it comes to leading people, there is no problem that is unique to you.

— David Cottrell

A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

— David Cottrell

Change allows us to exit the comfortable and enter the improved.

— David Cottrell

“You learn more by reading more. I'm living proof that the more you learn, the more you earn.”

— David Cottrell

Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top…

— David Cottrell

For you to be successful and provide your employees with the necessary tools for success, you and your boss must work together…

— David Cottrell

Guard your integrity as if it's your most precious leadership possession, because that is what it is.

— David Cottrell

It is rare for people to say they want to be held accountable, but in reality, everyone wants everyone else to be…

— David Cottrell