When your great players are team players, everybody else follows their lead. The best team doesn't always win - it's usually the team that gets along best.

Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts.

Followers are always watching what you do. And people do what people see! If you are a leader seeking to make your vision come alive, then there is no better way to accomplish this than by living it: Modeling your expectations, setting the example by your actions, and showing the way through leading. Your followers, who are watching, will see in you the living picture of the vision, and you will produce the energy, motivation and passion to keep it going.

To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the price of dealing with criticism from people who matter. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.' Second, you must pay the price of overcoming your fears. Failure, rejection, and looking foolish are common fears - but they are just feelings that can be conquered and removed from your thoughts. Finally, you must be willing to pay the price of hard work in order to realize your dream.

If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person you're with.

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.