False modesty is an attempt to tear yourself down. True humility focuses more on build up others.

I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.

Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.

Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

Nothing is more deflating to morale than to have a poor outcome pinned on someone who doesn't deserve it. It lacks integrity and overvalues the outcome at the expense of the people as well as the process.

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.

Change isn't always bad; we should always be learning and improving. But the change I was seeing involved principles, not procedures.