I have always had confidence in our front line F.B.I. personnel as well as the F.B.I. leadership.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The confidence came along as I played well.
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
It has been my privilege on various occasions to converse with presidents of the United States and important men in other governments. At the close of each such occasion, I have reflected on the rewarding experience of standing with confidence in the presence of an acknowledged leader.
Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.
During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.
Our leadership in D.C. should be bold and determined.
In this age, I don't care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are: if you cannot create harmony - even vicious harmony - on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete.
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.
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