Effective interdependence can only be built on true independence.

The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the world.

The 8th Habit, then, is not about adding one more habit to the 7 - one that somehow got forgotten. It's about seeing and harnessing the power of a third dimension to the 7 Habits that meets the central challenge of the new Knowledge Worker Age. The 8th Habit is to Find Your Voice and Inspire Others to Find Theirs.

Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives.

None of us see the world as it is but as we are, as our frames of reference, or maps, define the territory.

It doesn't really matter how fast you're going if you're heading in the wrong direction.

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.