Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True effectiveness requires balance.

Innocent pleasures in moderation can provide relaxation for the body and mind and can foster family and other relationships. But pleasure, per se, offers no deep, lasting satisfaction or sense of fulfillment. The pleasure-centered person, too soon bored with each succeeding level of "fun," constantly cries for more and more. So the next new pleasure has to be bigger and better, more exciting, with a bigger "high." A person in this state becomes almost entirely narcissistic, interpreting all of life in terms of the pleasure it provides to the self here and now.

Writing distills, crystallizes, and clarifies thought.

Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.

When we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, ‘What is the best I can do under the given circumstances?’

Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.

Through it all I have learned that parenting is basically a life of self sacrifice.