How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.

When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other.

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

To judge someone before understanding that person is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself. It intensifies personal insecurities, necessitating more judgment (prejudice) and less understanding. The processes continue in this vicious cycle.

We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future).

Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.