A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. By John Maxwell

A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of mature leadership.

I kept saying to myself, this is a calling that God has given me. And so with intention I said, "Okay I'm going to write books not only for the Christian community, but also for the secular community." I found it really rewarding because the last one to use my gifts and advantages to people who look at church as not on their radar screen at all, it gives me favor with - I do a lot with Fortune 500 companies now.

Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.

Now what I do is I manage that decision. And I teach them in the book how - know what decision to make and then how to manage those decisions. It's a very - it's a personal growth book [Today Matters]; that's what it is.

If your a leader, do everything you can to grow yourself and create the right environment for others to grow.

Failure is not fatal. Only failure to get back up is.