Friday Quotes
An archive of the Boretti, Inc. Friday Quotes
“Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.”
Problems aren’t fires, they’re opportunities: fires are timing issues. We will stumble and take wrong turns, but develop safe confidence to continue.
“Taking initiative is doing what you know is right without being told”
Safety in the workplace is always (somehow) debated, unless of course, you’re the statistic. Changing statistics in the positive direction…
“The economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.”
Today, Safety Professionals play a pivotal role in the recovery of our businesses. Responding to customer need is always been how businesses thrive.
“Risks that you control are much less a source of outrage than risks that are out of your control.”
From a safety standpoint, outrage comes from many directions: we hear it as “we’ve always done it this way” and “why change now.”
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience in trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”
Resilience comes from part planning and part flexibility: it’s thinking outside the box that leads to reduced risk and success.
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
Decisions made in our businesses today are affected by a developed outlook that leads to success, or unwanted opportunities from which to learn.
“After all, it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.”
Humans are true resources that are flexible and adapt to see us through, and it’s these assets safety professionals know how and seek to protect.
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
Our organizations are a collection of people moving the same direction. Safety Professionals can add certainty as we all share in this unprecedented time.
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.”
Life and business are a constant ebb and flow. From a safety professional’s perspective, planning for this ebb and flow is what ensures assets and resources are preserved….
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”
Today we face a challenge like no other we’ve imagined: an organism only visible in a microscope is crippling nations and economies.
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”
While there has been some hype, having a healthy respect for this virus [COVID-19] and what it can do is of utmost importance. Misinformation can result in unwanted exposure…
“Option A is not available. So let’s kick the sh** out of option B.”
In business, contingency planning is done to ensure survival and beyond. Without it, a business struggles to live and provide safe workplaces.