You can't avoid fear. No magic potion will take it away. And you can't wait for motivation to get you going. To conquer fear, you have to feel the fear and take action anyway.

Success is choosing to enter the arena of action, determined to give yourself to the cause that will better humanity and last for eternity.

The depth of your mythology is the extent of your effectiveness.

If you desire to become a more generous person, don't wait for your income to change. Change your heart.

Pastors need to find their place in the community of believers by spending time with God.

Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel uncomfortable, then it's propably not really a change.

When pastors ask me if their people will buy this vision, I ask them two questions: "Have they bought into your leadership?" If they haven't, don't ever try to pass on a vision. Second, "Have you processed this vision correctly?"