Nobody wins until we all do.

A purpose statement is, in essence, a written-down reason for being. Jesus' mission helped him decide how to act, what to do, and even what to say when challenging situations arose. Clarity is power: Once you are clear about what you were put here to do then 'jobs' become only a means toward accomplishing your mission, not an end in themselves.

My father was always there for me when I lost. But, then, I never really lost when my father was there.

It takes people some time to appreciate that their greater resources are often the people they know.

Forgetting your mission leads, inevitably, to getting tangled up in details-details that can take you completely off your path.

Know more about the situation you're facing than a reporter who is writing a major article would.

A good leader has a plan that consists of changing simple pictures. Just because a group of people has a bunch of boards, hammers, and nails does not mean that they are building a house or even anything recognizable. Sometimes leaders think they are doing their job just because there is a lot of hammering going on. As a society we like the sound of hammering, but we are uncomfortable with the sound of thinking, which is silence.