Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.

As long as you are carrying a secret, as long as you are trying to ease your conscience by telling God how sorry you are, you are setting yourself up to repeat the past.

A coach, on the other hand [when compared to counseling], helps us assess the present so that we can operate more effectively in the future.

The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you

We begin selling ourselves on what we want to do rather than what we ought to do. We listen to ourselves until we believe our own lies, and the we opt for happiness.

When a plan or strategy fails, people are tempted to assume it was the wrong vision. Plans and strategies can always be changed and improved. But vision doesn't change. Visions are simply refined with time.