Time spent with a potential leader is an investment.

A leader's ability to convey confidence and his ability to communicate effectively are similar.

If you want to help others and become a person of influence, keep smiling, sharing, giving, and turning the other cheek.

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.

All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.

Changing your attitude from self-centerdness to understanding requires desire and commitment to always try to see things from the other persons point of view.

I started out in the ministry, went to college, started as a pastor, pastored for basically 25 years. That was a good time, I really enjoyed it.