Common sense is not always common practice.
Where there's no gardener, there's no garden.
Our character is basically a composite of our habits.
Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.
We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems.