paradoxical commandments of leadership

The PARADOXICAL COMMANDMENTS of LEADERSHIP

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered — love them
anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives — do
good anyway.

If you’re successful, you’ll win false friends and true enemies —
succeed anyway.

The good you do today will perhaps be forgotten tomorrow — do good
anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable — be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest
man with the smallest mind –think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only hot dogs — fight for the few
underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight — build
anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you help them — help them
anyway.

Give the world the best that you have and you will get kicked in the
teeth — give the world the best that you have anyway.