The length and breath of our influence on others are directly related to the depth of our concern for them.

The only way a church is going to be relevant is to get out of its comfort zone and connect with unchurched people.

Great leaders understand that the right attitude will set the right atmosphere, which enables the right response from others.

Hope is not strategy. Hope fits with vision, but we must have a strategy and a process to make our vision become a reality.

In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.

Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's propably not really a change.

If you want to be positive, upbeat, and passionate, you need to take responsibility for being that way.