The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It focused on what you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

Effective leadership is the only competitive advantage that will endure. That's because leadership has two sides- what a person is character and what a person does- competence.