"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." --- Abraham Lincoln
1.) The first one that we should consider is Lincoln's tenacity for patience and perseverance. He had an end goal in mind and he saw it through to the truly bitter end. Lincoln refused to compromise on any front and kept his eye on his ultimate goals.
2.) Lincoln lived up to the nickname Honest Abe. He refused to pay cash for votes on the 13th Amendment, which was the custom at the time. Instead, he paid personal visits to key figures from both parties going after their hearts with personal pleas for justice rather than filling up their pockets with cold hard cash.
3.) Lincoln had a humble heart, what most business management consultants and writers, including Jim Collins, say is part of the makeup of a great leader.
4.) Finally, Lincoln kept communication short and to the point. The Gettysburg Address, which is perhaps the most famous speech of all time, was a mere 246 words and took two minutes to deliver. As Abe himself once said: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.”
