Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.

What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

Independent will is our capacity to act. It gives us the power to transcend our paradigms, to swim upstream, to rewrite our scripts, to act based on principle rather than reacting based on emotion or circumstance.

If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will.

The universal elements are integrity, vision, discipline, passion, governed by conscience. Conscience has been educated through studying and pondering the universal, timeless principles of all six major world religions.

Brands need to reinvent themselves from time to time to stay relevant.