Giving is the highest level of living.
Seek advice, but make sure it’s from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities.
Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.
People are never able to outperform their self-image.
A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.
Your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks.
Be a river – not a reservoir.
Effective leaders sacrifice much that is good in order to dedicate themselves to what is best.
Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.
Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams.
Progress does not occur without change.
You can’t move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head.
The only adequate preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.
Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team’s performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.
People change when they hurt enough that they have to change, learn enough that they want to change, receive enough that they are able to change.
Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there – to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn’t need you!
The value you receive from reflective thinking will depend on the kinds of questions you ask yourself.
We are to get wisdom and understanding, yet we are not to lean on it apart from the Lord.
Never allow others to think you always have the best answers. This will only make them dependent on you.
How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.