Don't ever be impressed with goal setting. Be impressed with goal getting.

What is your legacy? Are you intentional about the sort of influence you want to have on the world around you? Being aware of how you want to be remembered gives you a perspective on what is truly important. Leadership is influence, and relationships are the foundation of leadership. Nothing is more predictive of your legacy than the quality of people you surround yourself with.

Churches whose members fight with one another have lost their vision for the lost.

The key to encouragement is in knowing what gives people courage; what spurs them on to action.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

The highest reward for our toil is not what we get for it but what we become by it. ... Mistakes are not failures. They are proof that we are making an effort. When we understand that, we can more easily move out of our comfort zone, try something new, and improve. ... Improvement demands a commitment to grow long after the mood in which it was made has passed.

You must develop yourself to be successful