I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.

Internal victories precede external victories.

What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.

Remember, technology is a great servant, but a terrible master.

The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values.

All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want, that you've thought everything through. Then you put it into bricks and mortar. Each day you go to the construction shed and pull out the blueprint to get marching orders for the day. You begin with the end in mind.