All visions begin with relationships. My relationship with God is where I receive the vision; my relationship with my people is where I give the vision. If those relationships aren't what they could be or should be, on either side, the receiving or the giving out, the vision is going to be aborted.

The primary limitation in life is our low expectations for ourselves and others. When we expect minimum results, that's usually what we get.

One of the best ways to cultivate a possibility mind set is to prompt yourself to dream one size bigger than you normally do. Let's face it, most people dream too small, they don't think big enough.

While everyone exercises influence, the size and strength of our influence depends upon our effort. No one leads well without paying the price of discipline. As we push ourselves to grow and to learn, we enlarge our sphere of influence.

The average for entrepreneurs is 3.8 failures before they finally make it in business.

No matter where you are in your leadership journey, never forget that what got you to where you are won't get you to the next level.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.