Everybody wants to reach the top of the mountain, but there is no growth at the peak. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life's next peak.

There are no hopeless situations, sweetheart, only people who have grown hopeless about them. You still have choices you can make.

Knowledge is one thing. We're awash in knowledge. Wisdom is rare. There's a big difference.

Your time on this earth is a gift to be used wisely. Don't squander your words or your thoughts. Consider that even the simplest actions you take for your lives matter beyond measure...and they matter forever.

Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.

I was not called to be a preacher. I am a speaker who is a Christian. I'm not a Christian speaker.