One reason people never attempt new things is their fear of failure.

The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.

If you're sincere, praise is effective. If you're insincere, it's manipulative.

Surrogate fathers and other male figures stepped in to give guidance after my dad died. Businessmen taught me to honor my commitments; others gave me opportunities beyond my wildest imaginations. Authors and speakers set good, solid examples of high standards and lofty goals for me; mature, committed Christians nurtured and instructed me.

When you make people feel important, you're going to be ahead of the game.

A plan is always successful if the plan is good.

You cannot rise about your words. A lot of people use foul, pornographic, filthy, language and you SEE, all of those words paint pictures and they reveal the internal thinking of the person on the inside. YOU cannot RISE (forward, onward upward) above your words.