People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is.

Leading well is not about enriching yourself - it's about empowering others

Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.

The bottomline in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others.

If you show people how much you care and ask questions in a non threatening way, you'll be amazed by how much they'll tell you.

By far the hardest decision I've had to manage [was about my health]. Because I had 51 years of doing it wrong.