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

A wise person does not fear the edges and fringes, but studies them. Indeed, he or she is often in them, working to make change happen.

Leaders identify, articulate, and summarize concepts that motivate others. Most important, they boil concepts down to an understandable idea.

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.

To have no vision of your own means living the vision of someone else.

Perhaps the true mark of a leader is that she or he is willing to stand alone.

Inertia, when first encountered, appears to be an immovable force. We are creatures who like comfort, patterns, and repetition... Yet change is life's only constant.