The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.

Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel.

Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.

Grief is accepting the reality of what is. That is grief's job and purpose-to allow us to come to terms with the way things really are, so that we can move on. Grief is a gift of God. Without it, we would all be condemned to a life of continually denying reality, arguing or protesting against reality, and never growing from the realities we experience.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

Successful people stick to what they are good at and find ways to make that larger.

There is a big difference between hurt and harm. We all hurt sometimes in facing hard truths, but it makes us grow. It can be the source of huge growth. That is not harmful. Harm is when you damage someone. Facing reality is usually not a damaging experience, even though it can hurt.