One of the ways we communicate that we can be trusted is in the way we care for other people.

Your mate doesn't live by bread alone; he or she needs to be 'buttered up' from time to time.

Winning leaders are almost always motivated when the chips are down.

You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept responsibility for solving it.

If we grow weary and give up, the goal remains for someone else to achieve.

If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.

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.