Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.

Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire likened life to a game of cards. Players must accept the cards dealt to them. However, once they have those cards in hand, they alone choose how they will play them. They decide what risks and actions to take.

Success doesn't come instantly. Neither does the ability to lead.

Practice the 101 Percent Principle. Whenever possible, find the 1 percent you do agree on in a difficult situation, and give it 100 percent of your effort.

Many times when people leave churches we think it's a doctrinal issue, but most of the time it's a leadership issue.

Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!

I may not be able to change the world I see around me, but I can change the way I see the world within me.