Everyone who got where he is started where he was.

COURAGE isn't an absence of fear. It is doing what you are afraid to do, letting go of the familiar and forging ahead into new territory. What I have discovered is that the best leaders have the courage to act - are willing to take the risk, make the statement, point the way, lead the way - when others hesitate out of fear. Effective leadership requires the ability to stand up, stand out, and the conviction to do it. I have never known a successful leader that was not courageous.

One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish much. Success is the result of people pulling together to meet common goals.

Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done.

By the time I went to the pulpit, the vision was never on the same level as when God first gave it to me; it was clearer and bigger. It was better because the body of Christ complemented what God had given me. So when I gave the vision to the congregation, the influencers already bought it. Then after the people have heard my message, and migrate to the influencers, these influencers are already my allies and help me communicate the vision to the congregation.

Leaders determine the level of an organization.

When your great players are team players, everybody else follows their lead. The best team doesn't always win - it's usually the team that gets along best.