Make a point to continually search for a better way of doing things, even when things are going well, to ensure that a better alternative has not been overlooked and to keep your creative talents in practice.

To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.

Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail.

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

Others are Ahead of me. I am continually Challenged. My focus is Forward. The atmosphere is Affirming. I am often out of my Comfort Zone. I wake up Excited. Failure is not my Enemy. Others are Growing. People desire Change. Growth is Modeled and Expected.

People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.

Trust must be built day by day. It calls for consistency.