A river without banks is a large puddle.
Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.
Consistency isn’t behaving the same way all the time.
Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems.
Purpose can never be about achievement; it is much bigger.
Purpose has to do with one’s calling – deciding what business you are in as a person.
Perpetual prosperity comes to those who help others.
I grew up in New England. I think I was brought up with the Puritan ethic: that if you worked really hard in life, then good would come to you. The harder you work, the luckier you get. I’ve come to believe that it’s the smarter you work, the better.
It never hurts to toot your own horn once in a while.
When you stop learning you stop growing.
Anything worth doing does not have to be done perfectly – at first.
As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.
Unexpressed good thoughts aren’t worth squat!
All leaders are permanent learners.
Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don’t know where you are going, your leadership doesn’t matter.
I never use notes, they interfere with me.
The most important habit is solitude, quiet time. People who enter their day by taking 45 minutes or an hour for themselves – meditation, prayer, inspirational reading, taking a walk – before they go for it in the real world do best.
How many of you would put in front of your house a sign that says gun-free zone?
Spouses often point out each other’s deficiencies. Instead, we should be each other’s motivator. My husband touches my spirit, and I try my best to motivate him, too.
Have I done what is really important today?