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Do each of the things we stress well, and the larger goal (success) will
take care of itself.
■ If for some reason I didn’t do well today, I will do so tomorrow. My best
is the best I could do today, and tomorrow I will strive to do better.
■ I will be the ultimate judge of my performance. I am not working to
please others, but myself. I work to my own standards of excellence.
■ I love difficult challenges; the tougher the circumstances, the better I
perform. Challenges provide me the opportunity to develop new capa-
bilities, to discover powers I didn’t know I had.
No matter what others say and do, I am always a capable person.
■ What is the worst thing that could conceivably happen if I fail? And then
what? And what is the likelihood that it will occur?

Respond to Problems Positively and Energetically
Here are some reminders that have proven helpful to leaders:
■ No matter what, I will accept each challenge and my reaction to it. I will
work with what life sends me and try to make the best of it.
■ I will try to approach my toughest challenges aggressively. I will play to
succeed. I want to win, to be the best, to do the best work, to be trusted
by my customers to do the best work possible, to get the work. I will
work to the best of my capabilities and succeed.
■ Though my enemies attempt to slay me and I am in fear, I shall put down
my fears and live to fight another day. (Saint Anselm’s Prayer, posted on
the desk of former President Richard Nixon.)
■ I will include others in my success. I will gain their commitment by giv-
ing of myself and helping to empower them, and by giving them credit. I
will gain influence and power by sharing it with others.

Inform Yourself about the Common Work Problems and Personal
Pitfalls of Leaders Who Are Moving Up
While the snares seem endless, an important study has summarized 10 key
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reasons for leadership derailment. Here is how they play themselves out.
Ignoring Specific Performance Problems with the Business
Leading well is a process of empowering your organization to continuous
improvement by your working with your organization to identify specific per-