Having a vision for your life allows you to live out of hope, rather than out of your fears.

How can I go out there and create value?

A primary purpose for setting goals is to get you moving in the right direction. When you set goals, you have to keep them always in mind.

To pursue success effectively, you must build supportive relationships that will help you work toward your goals. To build those relationships, you need to trust others; and to earn their trust, you in turn must learn to be trustworthy.

Every day, do something that is truly important in moving you toward your goals. You must choose to invest your time in the important steps. When you take charge of your time, you take charge of your life. How you spend your time reflects your priorities.

Understand who you are, so that you can be the same, whether you're talking to a homeless person or the president of the United States. You're the same person.

I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.