Former professional basketball coach Rick Pitino once said, "I learned a long time ago as a coach that you can expect great things from people who feel good about themselves. They can push themselves. They can set long-term goals. They have dreams that everyone expects to be fulfilled. People with high self-esteem are risk takers but, more important, they are achievers."
When you believe in people, they rise to greatness. One of the greatest challenges a leader faces is helping people believe in themselves! "Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel," Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton once said. "If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.