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.

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.

There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.

Image is what people think we are. Integrity is what we really are.

You see, when our attitudes outdistance our abilities, even the impossible becomes possible.

The dream is free...but the journey will cost you something.

Vision is something pastors and churches cannot afford to live without.