I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, "The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one's own soul." (David O. McKay).

When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection.

If you focus on principles, you empower everyone who understands those principles to act without constant monitoring, evaluating, correcting, or controlling.

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.

Highly effective people tend to be proactive. They decide to find a better job or to have better health, rather than of responding to whatever curves life throws at them.

Our lives are the results of our choices. To blame and accuse other people, the environment, or other extrinsic factors is to choose to empower those things to control us.

If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.