What I did in the book [Today Matters] is I tried to help a person make their day - every day - their masterpiece.

The only thing we can control is what we do in the present. The more we replay yesterday, the further we get from today's opportunities. And the further away we move from opportunities, the tougher the road is to get back. Opportunities never look as good coming as they do going, and they wait for no one. We need to be highly attentive to spot them. And we must be focused on our present capabilities, not past regrets.

Presence is a result of confidence. Presence... when we see it we feel it.

Successful people don't have any fewer problems than unsuccessful people; they just have a different mindset in dealing with them.

Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.

If you want to become a better listener, however you need to learn to direct that energy and attention positively by concentrating on the person you're with.

Every relationship in your organization will affect you one way or another. Those who do not increase you will inevitably decrease you.