Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.

Feed your faith, starve your doubts.

The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.

Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

You must find a way to get your vision seen, implemented, and contributed to by others.

If you lack initiative, recognize that the problem comes from the inside, not from others. Determine why you hesitate to take action. Does risk scare you? Are you discouraged by past failures? Do you not see the potential that opportunity offers? Find the source of your hesitation, and address it. You won't be able to move forward on the outside until you can move forward on the inside.

Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life.