We need a variety of input and influence and voices. You cannot get all the answers to life and business from one person or from one source.

Our emotions need to be as educated as our intellect. It is important to know how to feel, how to respond, and how to let life in so that it can touch you.

Initial response illustrates a great deal about someone's personal philosophy.

I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change

Every time we speak, we choose and use one of four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive-aggressive.

Sometimes those who need it the most are inclined the least.

Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment. Discipline comes to those with the awareness that for a kite to fly it must rise against the wind; that all good things are achieved by those who are willing to swim upstream; that drifting aimlessly through life only leads to bitterness and disappointment." And then he added: "Discipline is the foundation on which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure.