Cindy Laquidara shares motivational insights from a number of the most successful and well-established women in the world. Cindy understands well how important drive and ambition are to overcome hurdles in corporate America, and is happy to share these quotes from industry leaders.

1. A C H I E V E
E X C E L L E N C E
Disrupt.
Trailblaze.
Inspire.
- Cindy Laquidara

2. Virginia
Rometty
“I learned to
always take on
things I’d never
done before.
Growth and
comfort do not
coexist.”

3. Indra
Nooyi
“Leadership is hard
to define and good
leadership even
harder. But if you
can get people to
follow you to the
ends of the earth,
you are a great
leader.”

4. Arianna
Huffington
“’Restore connection’ is
not just for devices, it is for
people too. If we cannot
disconnect, we cannot
lead. Creating the culture
of burnout is opposite to
creating a culture of
sustainable creativity. This
is something that needs to
be taught in business
schools. This mentality
needs to be introduced as
a leadership and
performance-enhancing
tool.”

5. Oprah
Winfrey
“I've come to believe that each
of us has a personal calling
that's as unique as a fingerprint
- and that the best way to
succeed is to discover what you
love and then find a way to offer
it to others in the form of
service, working hard, and also
allowing the energy of the
universe to lead you. ”

6. Sheryl
Sandberg
“Presenting leadership as
a list of carefully defined
qualities (like strategic,
analytical and
performance-oriented) no
longer holds. Instead, true
leadership stems from
individuality that is
honestly and sometimes
imperfectly expressed…
Leaders should strive for
authenticity over
perfection.”

7. Marillyn
Hewson
“Good leaders organize
and align people
around what the team
needs to do. Great
leaders motivate and
inspire people with why
they’re doing it. That’s
purpose. And that’s the
key to achieving
something truly
transformational.”

8. Estée
Lauder
“I never
dreamed
about
success.
I worked
for it.”

9. Marissa
Mayer
“I always did
something I was a
little not ready to do. I
think that’s how you
grow. When there’s
that moment of ‘Wow,
I’m not really sure I
can do this,’ and you
push through those
moments, that’s when
you have a
breakthrough.”

10. Anne
Sweeney
“Define success
on your own
terms, achieve it
by your own
rules, and build
a life you’re
proud to live.”

11. Mellody
Hobson
"The biggest
risk of all is not
taking one."