Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.

All the well-meaning advice in the world won't amount to a hill of beans if we're not even addressing the real problem.

You will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.

Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.

The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.