The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.
It’s a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.
It’s sometimes a painful process. It’s a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.
Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.
There’s no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.
Perhaps a sense of possessing needs to come to come before a sense of genuine sharing.
But borrowing strength builds weakness.
Whether we are aware of it or not, whether we are in control of it or not, there is a first creation to every part of our lives. We are either the second creation of our own proactive design, or we are the second creation of other people’s agendas, of circumstances, or of past habits.
Trust is the glue in relationships and organizations.
The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.
Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all.
If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.
Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don’t ignore that longing to make a difference.
There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase ‘to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.’ The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people’s opinions or by comparisons to others.
Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices and decisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones.
I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and asking them to challenge me.
Executives need to understand the economic benefits of trust dividend, especially when the behavior is real, not artificially or superficially created as PR to manipulate trust.
Trust is a powerful accelerator to performance and when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down – producing what we call a trust dividend.