So think long and hard about who you're spending the most time with, for wherever they are headed, so are you.

The law of process says — leaders develop daily, not in a day.

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.

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.

If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way.

You have to live with the people to know their needs, and you have to live with God to know how to solve them.

Praise them for what they do well, both privately and publicly.