Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
Leadership is communicating people’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves. Is that not also the essence of good teaching?
Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do. In order to make something a habit in our lives, we have to hav...
It is the habit that enables people to stay fit for today’s world in four critical areas—physical, social-emotional, mental, and spiritual. You will recognize those four areas as rooted in the four ba...
In the words of William George Jordan, Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil—the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant...
How Many People on Their Deathbed Wish They’d Spent More Time at the Office?
Effective people lead their lives and manage their relationships around principles; ineffective people attempt to manage their time around priorities and their tasks around goals. Think effectiveness...
And to change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
You must be open and influenceable; then ironically, you will also discover an increase in your own power to influence
Think about taking a trip on an airplane. Before taking off, the pilot has a very clear destination in mind, which hopefully coincides with yours, and a flight plan to get there. The plane takes off a...
The way you spend your time is a result of the way you see your time and the way you really see your priorities.
The reflection of the current social paradigm tells us we are largely determined by conditioning and conditions.
The person who doesn’t read is no better off than the person who can’t read.
The children of blame are cynicism and hopelessness.
Show me someone who is humble enough to accept and take responsibility for his or her circumstances and courageous enough to take whatever initiative is necessary to creatively work his or her through...
Samuel Johnson observed: The fountain of content must spring up in the mind, and he who hath so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition, will...
Proactive people make love a verb. Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world... Love is a value that is actualized through...
Principles are the territory. Values are maps. When we value correct principles, we have truth -- a knowledge of things as they are.
One man asked another on the death of a mutual friend, How much did he leave? His friend responded, He left it all.
No matter how long we’ve walked life’s pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It’s never too late. We can find our voice.