Tony-ismsAcceptance:
Resistance says, 'This should not be
happening.' Reality says, 'It is happening. So change it, remove
yourself from it or accept it.' Listen to Reality."
Accountability:
“When they get it right, commend.
When they get it wrong, correct.
When they get it consistently right, celebrate!”
Achievement:
“The distinction between a purpose and a wish is that a purpose consists of
a decision with a plan, whereas a wish consists of neither.”
Achievement:
“The most reliable path to a big success is the path of small achievements.”
Achievement:
“If your goal is to achieve, do your homework, then proceed.”
Achievement:
“When you become willing to do whatever it takes to achieve, you will achieve.
Hint: Whatever it takes is doable … once you break the big steps down
into ones so small they are easily doable.”
Achievement:
“Any worthwhile achievement involves a risk, but a calculated risk gets
better results.”
Achievement:
“The secret to getting ahead is to stop looking behind.”
Achievement:
“To consider the possibility of success will spark the impressions that lead
to success – but only if you act on those impressions.”
Achievement:
“If you want the best feeling, strive to do your best.”
Achievement:
“The pursuit of a ‘big success’ often ends in bereavement, but the pursuit
of a ‘little achievement’ usually ends in … achievement.”
Adversity:
“It is what it is until it aint.
And it would be different if it could but it can’t – until it can – and then
it will – and that’s the deal.”
Adversity:
“Adversity University has a steep tuition, but the diploma is priceless.”
Adversity:
"There is much to gain when you learn from pain!"
Adversity:
“To win the fight with adversity, you must spot the lie of adversity.
When you spot it, you got it … but until you do, it’s got you!”
Age: “When
you lose interest in life, you’re old … regardless of your chronological
age.”
Attitude:
"You cannot find the positive looking for the negative.”
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Attitude:
"An attitude of gratitude assures plenitude."
Awareness:
“Anger cannot survive once detected.
And it will leave the person it has infected.”
Beliefs: "If
a belief makes you grieve, tell the belief to leave."
Beliefs:
“Only a false belief can cause you grief.”
Burnout:
“Run faster than you are able and you’ll be unable to finish the race – a
race you could have finished – had you stuck with a doable pace.”
Career:
“There are things we do well and they’re easy for us to do.
And there are things we do well, but it takes real effort for me and
you. And there are things we
don’t do well, no matter how hard we try.
Delegate that stuff … build on your strengths … and kiss your troubles
goodbye."
Caring for Self:
“If you don’t take time to chill, you will lose the thrill.
And when the thrill is gone, the deal is gone."
Caring for Self:
“What’s important to you, make time to do.
And what it’ll do for you will be good for you.”
Caring for Self:
“Take care of your self or there will be no ‘self’ to care of others.”
Caring for Self:
“If you would become the master of self, rather than the disaster of self …
detect the lies your mind tells you about self.
The mother of all lies: You are your mind.”
Caring for Self:
“There is no greater deed than to help another succeed.”
Caring for Self:
“If you want to be judged kindly, behave kindly.”
Caring for Self:
“You must upgrade your positive actions before you can downgrade your
negative consequences.”
Caring for Self:
“Whatever you choose to say or do will boomerang back to guess who?”
Caring for Self:
“Happiness is knowing that exactly what you have right now is exactly what
you need right now, and what you don’t have right now is exactly what you
don’t need right now…until you do, and then you’ll have it.”
Caring for Self:
“Real treasure often comes in unpleasant packages, that once
opened and examined will transform the unpleasantness into pure joy.”
Caring for
Others: “They are where they are until they aint.
And they would if they could but they can't - until they can - and
then they will - and that's the deal.”
Caring for
Others: “Shine your attention on the interests and talents of others,
and they will find
you to be irresistibly attractive!”
Caring for
Others: “There’s a big difference between correcting a behavior and
criticizing an employee. One is
productive, the other destructive.”
Caring for Work:
“Until they are ‘sold’ on the destination, they will not follow you for the
duration, and at the very first complication, there will be a condemnation –
of YOU!"
Caring for Work:
“If the change is for the better – embrace it.
If the change is for the worse – change it.
The sooner we make friends with change the sooner things will change
for the better.”
Change: “A
behavior cannot be corrected until the false belief is detected.
If a belief argues with Reality, it’s a lie.”
Change: “Are
you on a path to somewhere or in a rut to nowhere?
If you’re in a rut, stop digging.
If you’re on a path, keep walking.”
Change: “You
can fail your way to success, when you learn from every failure.
You can accelerate your success by learning from the failures of
others.”
Change:
"Same old, same old leads to ... same old, same old."
Change: “An
action cannot be corrected until a false belief is detected.”
Change:
“Words are not always congruent with beliefs, but actions are … always.
Why? Because belief drives
action. Observe the actions to
determine the beliefs.”
Change:
"Just because it aint broke doesn't mean we can't improve it."
Change: "If
you're not getting what you want, whatever you're doing - don't.
Don't do that anymore!"
Change:
"When you know the 'why' of the mistake you will know the 'how' of the
correction."
Change: "The
facts will lead you to the Truth, but only if you're unafraid of the Truth."
Communication:
“Clarify and verify to prevent the Terrify.”
Communication:
“Without a mutual understanding, there can be no happy ending.”
Communication:
“A person who has not been heard is not interested in your words.”
Communication:
“If what’s not being said could get us ahead … make it safe for them to say
it and be well fed .”
Communication:
“When you have the ‘why’ of the ‘mistake’ you will have the ‘how’ of the
correction.”
Communication:
“If the facts are not communicated clearly, you could pay for it dearly.”
Communication:
"It is better to light a candle than to fight the darkness."
Competency:
"The great pretender will not live in splendor ... at least not for long."
Compromise:
"Compromise is wise ... unless it's otherwise."
Consequences: “You cannot have an
action without a consequence, but you can choose an action with a
consequence you would enjoy.”
Constraint: "Tame the tongue ... or
the tongue will shame you."
Contentment: “Focusing on what you
have yields contentment.
Focusing on what you don’t have yields resentment.”
Creativity: “The new answer you seek
cannot be found in your old way of thinking.”
Criticism: “Constructive criticism is
destructive. A Possibility is
instructive.”
Customer Service: "It is easier to
gain and retain a customer than it is to REGAIN one."
Customer Service: “Promise your
customers/clients, ‘We’re going to treat you in so many ways, you’re bound
to like one of them!’ – and then keep your promise.”
Customer Service: "Find out what
people want and get it to them before someone else does and you have a sale.
Delight them with something extra they're not expecting and you have a
customer."
Effort: "Following your passion is
fun, not hard work, but it may appear that way to others."
Ego: "Let others toot your horn. It
sounds a lot better."
Ego: “Ego-nomics is not economical.
The
price is too high to pay.
Check your ego at the door - you don't need it anymore.
Humility is what you want on display.”
Enthusiasm: “Enthusiasm is not only
contagious and advantageous, it’ll help you accomplish a goal
that others consider outrageous.”
Ethics: “If you would find it
unpleasant if done to you, it’s not the right thing to do.”
Ethics: “Crediting others makes you
more credible.”
Excellence: “Excellence makes the
competition shake, rattle and roll: Shake their heads in disbelief…rattle
their mouths with jealous remarks…and roll their eyes in despair.
I say, ‘Let ‘em shake and let’s keep rocking with Excellence.’”
Fear: "If you would minimize your
fear, you must maximize your preparation."
Fear: “Before you listen to your
inner inner-voice, find out who’s talking.”
Fear: “Fear says: ‘Try not’.
Faith says, ‘Why not?’ ”
Feelings: “When the mind tells a lie,
trust the ‘feel’ not the ‘why’.”
Flattery: "You may get to the top with
flattery, but only results will keep you there."
Flattery: "Flattery, flattery ... what
you gonna do, when Accountability comes for you?"
Focus: "The quickest way to get to the
end of the journey is to immerse yourself in the 'now' of the journey."
Goals: "To arrive where you want to
go, it would help to know where that is."
Goals: “When you don’t have a plan to
achieve, you do have a plan to fail.
What’s your plan?”
Goals: Whether you ‘craft’ a vision or
put the 'shaft' to a vision … it’s your decision.”
Goals: Conceive ... Commit...
Commence. So far - so good - makes sense. Continue ... Complete ... Commend. Celebrate and begin again.”
Goals: "The journey to 'thrill-ness'
... begins with real-ness'. Get
real. Stay real."
Goals: "Preview the 'end'.
If it feels right - begin."
Goals: "If you want to lose your
tranquility and reach total futility, keep taking on things beyond your
ability."
Goals: "If it's the right target, it's
worth multiple shots to hit it."
Goals: "The higher you reach, the
sweeter the fruit. If you can't reach it from where you are, find another
route."
Goals: "To reach a goal at the expense
of another ... will taint the goal and disgrace your mother."
Goodwill: “To go around doing good is
the best way to to feel good.”
Handling Criticism: “When someone
criticizes you, take an honest look inside of you.
If you find evidence that what they say is true, admit it and then
quit it! If you can’t find
evidence, consider the source.”
Hazards: "There's a way around each
hazard or through it. Look for it ... find it ... do it."
Humor: "To get from a low mood to
one's that high. Trust me on this one, give humor a try."
Indifference: "Only when you drop your
indifference can you make a difference."
Indifference: “Are you on a path to
somewhere or in a rut to nowhere? If you’re in a rut, stop digging. If
you’re on a path, keep walking.”
Imagination: “Without imagination
possibilities aren’t possible.”
Kindness: "It's the kindness given
that makes life worth ‘livin'."
Leadership: “Your 'walk' beats your
talk. And when your talk becomes your walk, they'll be plenty to talk
about.”
Leadership: “The ability to follow
precedes the ability to lead.”
Leadership: “When you combine
knowledge with imagination, you have an unstoppable combination.”
Leadership: “If the ‘dream’ is not a
‘team dream’, you cannot have a Dream Team.
But what you will have is a night-mare, only this one will be real.”
Leadership: “To present a problem
without a solution only adds to the pollution!”
Leadership: “If you want to avoid
‘friendly fire’, walk beside those you would lead."
Leadership: “A boss drives, a leader
leads. A boss fails.
A leader succeeds.”
Leadership: “If you’re going to take a
stand, standing behind your convictions is not a bad place to start.”
Leadership: “A leader must have the
guts to go where no one has gone before.
And if he allows fear to interfere he will be the leader no more.”
Leadership: “When you don’t have all
the facts required, you had better be inspired.”
Leadership: “Ability comes quicker to
those who believe they are able.”
Leadership: “Disorder and friction
will add to your affliction and validate the prediction of your conviction
and eviction – but only if you fail to put your house in order.”
Leadership: “When you replace the
Three Cs of Criticize, Condemn and Complain with the Three Cs of Commend,
Correct, and Celebrate, you will inspire something worth celebrating.”
Leadership: “The best worker is not
always the best leader. The one
who can lead should lead.”
Leadership: “If you want to become
indispensable, do more than expected.”
Leadership: "Information overload is
only a problem for those who don’t know what information they’re looking
for.”
Leadership: “Teamwork cannot work
without a capable leader.”
Leadership: “If honesty is not your
strength, then leadership is not for you.
Once they know you’re short on honesty, you’re done – you’re finished
– you’re through!”
Leadership: “A mutual understanding
leads to happy endings.”
Leadership: “The destiny of bad
management is not good.”
Leadership: “He who is willing to do
things for the first time will never be left behind.”
Leadership: "If you can’t balance the
budget, you are off balance. And
you will fall unless you quickly regain your balance.”
Leadership: “A robot may do things
very well. But a robot cannot
manage people well. There
will always be a demand for good managers.”
Limitations: "To focus on a limitation
will cause you to walk with trepidation without the inspiration to reach
your destination. So ... delegate your limitations and focus on your
strengths."
Limitations: "A limitation is simply
an invitation for a different application to your situation ... leading to
inspiration ... to initiation... to culmination ... and finally to ...
Celebration!"
Listening: “You have to be still to do
active listening.”
Listening: “You can forget about
listening, but only if you want others to forget about you.”
Listening: You can fake the listening,
but not the recall.”
Listening: “You cannot benefit from
what you refuse to hear.”
Listening: “Those who have done
something have something to say. So listen
and learn something today.”
Meetings: “If what you have to say is
not worth the suspense, calling the meeting just doesn’t make sense.”
Mistakes: “An honest proclamation is
more disarming than an accusation.
It’s hard to argue with, ‘You know you’re right.
I can find some Truth in what you say, and I’ll work on it.
Thank you.”
Mistakes: “The Courage to admit when
you are wrong is not only courageous, it’s admirable.
It's easy for others to forgive someone they admire, but hard to
forgive someone they don’t."
Mistakes: “It’s the mistake you don’t
admit that people will not forget.
Admit it – then quit it.”
Nepotism: "Nepotism will yield to
results. If it doesn't, find another family ... or produce better results."
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Passion: “Choose a job you love and
excellence is guaranteed. Choose
a job you hate and unemployment is guaranteed.”
Passion: “If you have no passion for
the business you are in, you have no business being in that business.”
Performance: “You can ‘explain’
non-performance away, but performance is here to stay.
And for performance, people will pay.
And if they won’t, others will."
Possibilities: “To ponder a
possibility is to attract a possibility.
And since anything is possible, be selective with your
possibilities.”
Possibility: Possibility leads to
Excellence. ‘Same old, same old’
leads to - ‘same old, same old’!”
Possibility: “The true test of a
Possibility is to pursue it with enthusiasm.
Otherwise it is a waste of your time and an insult to the
Possibility.”
Possibility: “Hatching ideas with
Possibility will yield better results than smashing them with
Impossibility.”
Possibility: “When you become friends
with Possibility, it will prove to you that you can do things you thought
you couldn’t do.”
Preparation:
“The ‘go’ without the ‘get ready’ and the ‘get set’ will end in regret.”
Preparation: “The will to win without
the will to prepare will never, ever get you there.”
Priorities: “Your priorities expose
you to the world. If you don’t
like what they’re seeing, change your priorities.”
Preparation: “The ‘go’ without the
‘get ready’ and the ‘get set’ will end in a big fat regret.”
Productivity: “’Easy does it, but do
it’ will get you through it.”
Productivity: “A little bit of
something beats a big bag of nothing.
Do something.”
Productivity: "Don't expect maximum
results with minimum effort."
Productivity: "Talk less, do more.
Less talk, more do. Do first, talk later. Later talk, first do."
Productivity: "Talkers say, 'Here's
what I'm gonna do'. Doers say, 'Here's what I've done'. Talkers keep getting
around to it, while doers are having fun."
Productivity: "It really aint bragging
if you've really done it. But you won't have nothing to talk about if you
haven't even begun it."
Productivity: "If you want total
recall, totally write it down!"
Productivity: "An idea left in the
shower cannot empower." -
Productivity: "How will you know what
to do - or not to do - the next time around, unless you write it down."
Productivity: “Doing more than
expected will do more for you than you expect.”
Productivity: “Complexity is just a
bunch of simplicities needing individual attention.”
Productivity: “To preview the
destination is the right use of your brain.
To preview the aggravation will prevent your gain."
Productivity: “Don’t confuse activity
with productivity. Productivity
results in a product.”
Productivity: “Productivity inspires.
Activity tires.”
Productivity: “To overcome
procrastination, remember the destination!”
Productivity: “Put that thought on
paper before it’s lost in vapor!”
Productivity: “What’s on paper you can
use - what’s in your head you will lose!”
Productivity: “Until your work becomes
pleasing to you, it will not become pleasing to others.”
Productivity: “To strive to do at your
best will keep you heads and shoulders above the rest.”
Productivity: “When the bite’s too big
to chew, here’s what to do.
Break it down to something chewable.
To ‘get-er-done’ get to the doable!”
Random Acts of Kindness: “When you
pass it on the ‘debt’ is gone.”
Recognition: “The behavior you
celebrate they will emulate.”
Recognition: “If you want to inspire,
recognize. If you want to
deflate, criticize.”
Recognition: “Excellence is driven by
recognition. Poor performance is
driven by criticism.”
Recognition: “To best way to get
people to work smarter and harder is to commend them when they do.”
Recognition: “The people you fail to
commend you will offend. The
people you remember to commend will do what you ask again!”
Recognition: “If you would invigorate
… recognize. If you would
deflate … criticize! If you
would irritate … moralize!”
Responsibility: "Make them accountable
and they will make themselves responsible.
Responsibility follows Accountability. "
Responsibility: “You cannot have an
action without a consequence, but you can choose an action with a pleasant
consequence.”
Responsibility: "The future history of
the human race is ours to enhance or disgrace."
Resistance: "Resistance to Truth will
not lead you to freedom ... but submission to Truth will."
Risks: "A great risk may lead to a
great disappointment or a great accomplishment, but either way you win ...
if you learn from either."
Sacrifice: “Without sacrifice, love is
impossible, impressive talents are impossible, and peace of mind is
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Service: "Find a need and meet it.
Whatever goes well, repeat it."
Smile: “The warmth of a smile doesn’t
cost you a penny – yet it’s priceless to some and of value to many.”
Smile: “A fire warms the body.
A smile warms the heart.
And a smile is how great friendships start.”
Smile: “A grin can lead to a slap, but
a smile to endless possibilities.”
Stress: “When your mind tells you a
lie, your body will detect it.
And the stress will remain until you let your awareness deflect it.”
Success: "Your success is the best
revenge for those who would crush your dreams."
Success: "Some dream of success.
Others dream and work hard for success. My money is on the latter."
Stupidity: "Stupid will go repeatedly
where Dumb will only go once."
Stupidity: "Dumb is superior to Stupid
because experience will cure Dumb."
Team Building: “Our way leads to
success, ‘my way or the highway’ to unemployment.”
Technology: “‘Technology is my
friend.’ Say that over and over
again – until you believe it – and then you’ll comprehend.”
Thought Management: “When you've got a
bad case of stinking thing and you like feel like sinking and shrinking, do
a check-up from the neck-up, then wake-up and shape-up.”
Tony-isms: “Tony-isms will not cure
rheumatism, but they might inspire adventurism.
And that's an adventure you may not want to miss.”
Trouble: "Double-Trouble is what you
get when you don't learn from the first trouble."
Trouble: "When Trouble tangles with
Possibility, Possibility wins ... every time."
Trouble: "Trouble is only a problem
for the unprepared."
Trials: “A trial can make you better
or a trial can make you bitter.
It can polish you for greater things or turn you into a quitter.
It's your choice.”
Tyrants: "A tyrant must appear in
disguise to get others to adhere to your demise."
Vision: “When the Vision no longer
inspires, it’s time to say: ‘You’re fired!’
Then find another Vision that lights you up, and smile and say,
‘You’re hired!’”
Wisdom: “Wisdom says, ‘Whatever you’re
doing that’s causing you pain, I wouldn’t do that again!’ ”
Wisdom: “If you don't listen to
Wisdom’s at the first sign of pain, and you keep doing what you’re doing …
well, that's stupid and insane!”
Wisdom: “You conquer the world by
conquering you. And when you
look in the mirror … you’ll like the view.”
Wisdom: “Inexperience leads to
Experience. Experience leads to
Wisdom. You can’t get to wisdom
without starting at step one … unless you learn from the Experience of
others … which is a whole lot more fun.”
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