I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.

If you get a no from somebody, don't say, 'I'm going to take this as some big cosmic signal.' No, you just got a no, deal with it. Just go to the next step.

It's easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Do what lasts; let the rest fall away.

One thing I do is (and I realize this might sound nuts), every month or so, I try to take like an Etch-a-sketch [so to speak], and I clear my faith. I go to zero, clear the deck. And I start adding things back to my faith, one at a time. What would be the first thing I'd add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that's what I do. Then what's the next thing? And I'd say, well, loving people. And then the next.

Be ambitious about things that last.

God isn't trying to make our lives easier; He wants to make them more meaningful.

God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.