Leadership is neither a rank nor a title. It is a choice. The choice to provide care and protection for those for whom we are responsible.

The next time someone starts listing all the reasons an idea won't work or can't happen, ask them to give 3 reasons it can.

Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy.

The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time.

People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and what you do simply proves what you believe.

Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.

Dr. King gave the "I have a dream" speech, not the "I have a plan" speech.