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

People who succeed speak well of themselves to themselves.

Belief in oneself is a crucial quality of leadership, because 'a house divided against itself cannot stand.' A leader who fluctuates back and forth sends a very wavery signal. Like the soprano who can shatter glass by finding that high note and holding it, a leader who can hold that high note, without wavering, can shatter walls.

As a leader, it is vitally important that you keep in touch with your boss on a regular, sacrosanct basis. Chances are your boss can provide an aerial view that will make your path more clear.

Sometimes facing opportunity is like staring at the knees of a giraffe.

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

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.