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

Nobody can motivate himself in a positive direction by continually using negative words.

The moment you place a label on someone, you begin to treat him or her accordingly.

I literally wrote a book on it called Your Roadmap For Success. And in it I said success is three things: knowing my purpose in life, I think it's impossible for anybody to be successful until they really discover why they're here on earth and what God has planned for them; secondly, growing to my maximum potential.

If you focus on goals, you may hit goals - but that doesn't guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals.

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.

Many times we ask people to march outwardly, when we haven't yet spent the needed time inwardly.