We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you.

You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.

When I started teaching I realized that I had never had such a level of satisfaction and such a feeling of fulfillment and sense of contribution. Just like that. But, usually it's more cumulative, slow, evolutionary and less revolutionary.

Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences.

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.

It's better to be trusted than to be liked.

Begin each day with the blueprint of my deepest values FIRMLY in mind then when challenges come, make decisions BASED on those values.