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

The smartest person in the room is never as smart as all the people in the room.

Look behind you: What have you learned? Look around you: What is happening to others? Look above you: What does God expect of you? Look besides you: What resources are available to you?

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

Many times when people have a vision, they think in terms of a big vision - I want to take my city for Christ. But the problem with many pastors and this type of vision is this: they haven't developed the strategy to fulfill that vision. A pastor preaches a dream or vision to his/her people, they get excited for a week, a month, or a couple of months, but there is no strategy, planning, or process to fulfill that vision.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

Your leadership skills determine the level of your success, and the success of those who work around you.