We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes.

Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.

Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.

For someone's character to grow, it has to be free from internal attack. Falling down never stopped children from developing. But getting yelled at, criticized, and put down can stop them for life.

A person who hasn't grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.

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.