We have our own thoughts, and if we want others to know them, we must tell them.

Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.

A leader's responsibility is to cause a vision and mission to have tangible results in the real world.

The twin sister to autonomy and freedom is responsibility and accountability. You cannot have one with out the other. If someone is given an area of responsibility, not only must they be set free to do it, they must also be held accountable for what they do. Accountability clarifies freedom. In the teams and companies where you see boundary confusion, power struggles, control, over-reaching of one's line of responsibility, you will also see lapses in accountability as well.

Training moments occur when both parents and children do their jobs. The parent's job is to make the rule. The child's job is to break the rule. The parent then corrects and disciplines. The child breaks the rule again, and the parent manages the consequences and empathy that then turn the rule into reality and internal structure for the child.

One of the worst things you can die with is potential.

Couples often live out years of falsehood trying to protect and save a relationship, all the while destroying any chance of real relationship.