#mayorsmaxims

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

When you stand up for what you believe in, when you put yourself out there and start to go after what you want, some people will inadvertently stop liking you. Truth is, they never really liked you in the first place. Or perhaps they just wrote you off as 'safe'. But the moment you started doing something that they didn’t have the courage to do themselves, they panicked. That panic translates itself into, "I don’t like that guy/girl". Don’t let that get to you. Don’t internalize it. It’s a perfectly normal reaction, and it happens at all levels.

Tune out the rhetoric from loser trolls. Do what you feel is best and people will appreciate & respect your genuine effort.

When you're a leader or CEO, there's always something new and totally unexpected that will come out of nowhere which you'll have to deal with. Learn to love the chaos to succeed.

"Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become... Stay hungry, stay foolish."

Don't be afraid to be over confident at times. Any leader worth their salt will get enough criticism and second guessing without doing it to themselves.

People see what only they want to see. Don't waste time proving yourself to anyone. Just be.

Never apologize for fake controversies whipped up by perpetually offended people.