God gives us the vision, then He expects us to walk in obedience. As we do, the resources we need come to us.

To gain credibility, you must consistently demonstrate three things: Initiative: You have to get up to go up. Sacrifice: You have to give up to go up. Maturity: You have to grow up to go up. If you show the way, people will want to follow you. The higher you go, the greater the number of people who will be willing to travel with you.

I thought if I was open and honest, it would help the reader to get open and honest, and they also would realize sometimes when you write a book, people think you're an expert and that's not always true.

When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.

When problems confront successful leaders, they get excited about the opportunity.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.