Manipulation is moving together for my advantage. Motivation is moving together for mutual advantage.

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

..Our level of influence is not the same with everyone.

The law of the [Cub Scout] pack guides the boys to move in the direction of being helpful, friendly, courteous, trustworthy and promote qualities which parents and the community are looking for. The whole purpose of scouting is to help the children grow up making good decisions in life.

Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.

When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.