The person with a plan, a picture, will go after thoughts that add value to their thinking.

The truth is that you can spend your life any way you want, but you can spend it only once.

People go farther than they thought they could when someone else thinks they can.

A leader's lasting value is measured by succession.

People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is.

For many many years, I've taught, not only leadership, but I've taught people that they need a personal growth plan. Growth is not an automatic process for you or me or anybody.

If you are too attached to your own thinking and how everything is done now, then nothing will change for the better.