Independent will is our capacity to act. It gives us the power to transcend our paradigms, to swim upstream, to rewrite our scripts, to act based on principle rather than reacting based on emotion or circumstance.

The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them

We can act instead of being acted upon.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.

I try to exercise regularly every day, if I can. It renews you and it gives you more balance in your life. This is a key leverage point.

People are social beings and want interaction and social learning is the primary form of learning, just as word of mouth advertising is the highest form of advertising.