We all stand on the shoulders of the past generation.

To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.

People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can't do that if you don't take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes.

The key to encouragement is in knowing what gives people courage; what spurs them on to action.

Don't worry about yesterday it ended last night at midnight.

Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.

I kept saying to myself, this is a calling that God has given me. And so with intention I said, "Okay I'm going to write books not only for the Christian community, but also for the secular community." I found it really rewarding because the last one to use my gifts and advantages to people who look at church as not on their radar screen at all, it gives me favor with - I do a lot with Fortune 500 companies now.