When you are influential and highly respected, people tend to tell you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear. They are seeking your approval, or they flatter you. Unfortunately, this creates a gap between what you hear and reality. If you find yourself in that situation, you will need to work extra hard to get the people close to you to speak honestly into your life. And you will have to become highly intentional in observing and listening.

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

I say, make the decision, and as soon as you make the decision, the rest of your life you just manage that decision on a daily basis.

Although it's admirable to be ambitious and hard-working, it's more desirable to be smart-working.

When you finish reading the book [Today Matters], take the daily dozen and list them in order of how well you do them. For example, the one that I would put at the highest for me is attitude or relationships because I'm really strong at both of those. At the bottom would be health. What I tell people is, "Take one month and work on one of the daily dozen for a whole year." And so it's really a one-year personal growth plan.

Success is... knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

It's better to give ideas away and contribute to another person's success than to have them lying dormant.