Circumstances do not make you what you are, they reveal what you are.

Lasting motivation proceeds forth from the heart. People can be temporarily motivated by other people and things around them. Permanent, enduring motivation, however, can only come from within.

Leaders express feelings that other leaders sense.

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.

If you don't change the direction you are going, then you're likely to end up where you're heading.

To be successful, you can't just run on the fast track; run on your track.

..Give them your faith, and they become confident, energized, and self-reliant.