Not everybody who has a vision is a leader, but every leader has a vision.

To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.

Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has to do with casting vision and motivating people.

Remember, in the end, it isn't what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.

The only thing a title can buy is a little time-either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine it.

If churches would take ownership of a vision, the next pastor who is thinking about coming to that church can see what their vision is and then determine if their vision fits with his or her ministry. If it doesn't, then it would be wrong for that pastor to come to that church.

The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.