See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.

A long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives of others.

Unless people feel that they are accepted and that they have a right to express their feelings without fear of embarrassment or ridicule, all they will do is react and rebel and struggle for their identity.

You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

It is in the ordinary events of every day that we develop the proactive capacity to handle the extraordinary pressures of life. It's how we make and keep commitments, how we handle a traffic jam, how we respond to an irate customer or a disobedient child. It's how we view our problems and where we focus our energies. It's the language we use.

Be sure that, as you scramble up the ladder of success, it is leaning against the right building.

It is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.