One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.

Achievement comes to someone when he is able to do great things for himself. Success comes when he empowers followers to do great things with him. Significance comes when he develops leaders to do great things for him. But a legacy is created only when a person puts his organization into the position to do great things without him.

Inexperienced leaders are quick to lead before knowing anything about the people they intend to lead. But mature leaders listen, learn and then lead.

we need to make a few critical decisions in major areas of life and then manage those decisions day to day.

Be willing to absorb some risk and failures to allow people freedom to express themselves.

The highway of life is filled with flat squirrels that couldn't make a decision.

Talent is a gift, but our character is a choice. Talent is natural ability, our gift from God, but we have the power to determine our character. That power rests on a foundation consisting of the choices we make in life. And those choices almost always dictate the amount of trust others have in us, and to what level of leadership we rise.