We are free to choose our response in any situation, but in doing so we chose the attendant consequence. If we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other.

Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.

The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important.

If you don't set your goals based upon your Mission Statement, you may be climbing the ladder of success only to realize, when you get to the top, you're on the WRONG building.

Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust.