Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.

if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.