Charles Schwab

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors.  I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked: " What are you working for? " He answered: " Five dollars a day." The third man was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " I am helping to build a great cathedral." Which man are you?

Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business; the trailer seldom goes far.

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.

We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those with whom we come in contact.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.