People thrive on positive reinforcement. They can take only a certain amount of criticism and you may lose them altogether if you criticize them in a personal way... you can make a point without being personal. Don't insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less

Champions behave like champions before they are champions

Everybody's got an opinion. Leaders are paid to make a decision. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.

Everybody isn't everybody.

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.

The ability to help the people around me self-actualize their goals underlines the single aspect of my abilities and the label that I value most—teacher.