I hold conferences, and the result of that was that the secular community also started picking up my stuff, and pretty soon they wanted more. So I realized I could not only minister to the Christian community, but I could also minister to the corporate community. So my books started crossing over, and then I began to intentionally have them cross over.

The best relationships are win-win. Why don't more people go into relationships with that attitude?

The position does not make you a leader. The title, the promotion, the fancy corner office do not make you a leader. No, it is relationships with people that are the foundation, the very heart of leadership. Have you ever worked for someone you didn't like? It's difficult, isn't it? On the other hand, the leader you will follow anywhere and everywhere is one you know cares about you, and values you. This person has your best interests at heart. It is the leader who comes alongside to help you improve and grow.

As you interact with others, remember this: anytime a person's response is larger than the issue at hand, the response is almost always about something else.

The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?

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!