If you don't have the ability to see when to stand up and the conviction to do it, you'll never be an effective leader.

I felt the hand and the call of God in my life that I would be doing ministry and trying to serve Him the best that I could.

If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

Few things build a person up like affirmation. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary, Third College Edition (Simon and Schuster, 1991), the word affirm comes from ad firmare, which means “to make firm.” So when you affirm people, you make firm within them the things you see about them. Do that often enough, and the belief that solidifies within them will become stronger than the doubts they have about themselves.

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth.

Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team's performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.