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.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

If you don't change the direction you are going, then you're likely to end up where you're heading.

Everything you now do is something you have chosen to do. Some people don't want to believe that. But if you're over age twenty-one, your life is what you're making of it. To change your life, you need to change your priorities

Brokenness involves removing inappropriate pride and self-reliance and building healthy God-reliance.

Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

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.