Someone once defined hard work as the accumulation of the easy things you didn't do when you should have.

There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.

People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.

Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success.

Delegate - work smarter not harder; do what you do best and drop the rest; get control of your calendar; do what you love because it will give you energy; work with people you like so your energy isn't depleted.

It is hard to feel bad about yourself when you are doing something good for someone else. There are a lot of ways to lift your self-esteem, but making a positive difference in another's life has got to be my best leadership guidance. Serving others and working to add value to them will lift your spirits in a way that nothing else will. Trust me on this one.