Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. Without ownership, changes will be short term. Changing people's habits and ways of thinking is like writing instructions in the snow during a snowstorm. Every twenty minutes the instructions must be rewritten, unless ownership is given along with instructions.

If you can raise up leaders, you will always have followers, but if you can't raise up leaders, you will only have followers.

Good people always rise to your level of expectation.

Your attitude is like the minds paintbrush. It can paint everything in bright, vibrant colors-creating a masterspiece.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

Question for God every morning: What is the main event today? What do you want me to focus on today?

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.