Be a function of your values rather than a function of the impulse or desire of any given moment.

I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and asking them to challenge me.

Anytime we think the problem is 'out there,' that thought is the problem. We empower what's out there to control us. The change paradigm is 'outside-in' - what's out there has to change before we can change. The proactive approach is to change from the 'inside-out': to be different, and by being different, to effect positive change in what's out there - I can be more resourceful, I can be more diligent, I can be more creative, I can be more cooperative.

Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological.

You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.

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.