Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in the journey developing them, and encouraging them to reach their potential. But they must hold on to people lightly. Those who start with you seldom finish with you.

No one stands taller in the climb to success than when he bends over to help up someone else.

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is.

Credibility is a leader's currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.

It was in the mid-70's, '74 or '75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in '79 I wrote my first book "Think On These Things".

The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.