We all stand on the shoulders of the past generation.

People rise and fall to meet your level of expectations for them. If you express skepticism and doubt in others, they will return your lack of confidence with mediocrity. But if you believe in them and expect them to do well, they will go the extra mile trying to do their best.

You will never be able to bet on yourself unless you believe in yourself.

At the beginning, all we have is the vision. At that point God expects us to begin walking in obedience according to the dream He has given us.

Stay focus on what God has assigned me to do. Keep my mind on what I am doing/

For many many years, I've taught, not only leadership, but I've taught people that they need a personal growth plan. Growth is not an automatic process for you or me or anybody.

COMMUNICATION: If I had to pick a first rule of communication-the one practice above all others that opens the door to connecting with others-it would be to look for common ground. Too often people see communication as the process of transmitting massive amounts of information to other people. But that's the wrong picture. Communication is a journey. The more that people have in common, the better the chance that they can take that journey together.