“The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people.”

“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.”

“Contentment is taking your present situation—whatever obstacles you are facing, whatever limitation you are living with, whatever chronic condition wears you down, whatever has smashed your dreams, whatever factors and circumstances in life tend to push you under—and admitting you don’t like it but never saying, “I can’t cope with it.”

“we need to make a few critical decisions in major areas of life and then manage those decisions day to day.”

“The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is “follow me.”

“There is no life as empty as the self-centered life. There is no life as centered as the self-empty life.”

“Your attitude colors every aspect of your life. It is like the mind's paintbrush.”

“You have to be yourself while speaking someone else’s language.”

“How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing.

“The Cost and Expectation of Leadership Leviticus 7:33–35 Aaron, like many leaders throughout history, received a divine calling. God chose Aaron and his sons to serve as Israel’s priests and charged them with carrying out rituals and sacrifices on behalf of all Israelites. Scripture gives meticulous detail to their ordination and calling. Their conduct was to be beyond reproach—and God made it crystal clear that failure to uphold His established guidelines would result in death. Numerous accounts in the Book of Leviticus demonstrate the high cost and expectation that goes with a holy calling to leadership positions. As the high priest, Aaron was the only one authorized to enter the Most Holy Place and appear before the very presence of God. The Lord set Aaron apart for his holy work. Despite his high calling, Aaron struggled with his authority and later caved in to the depraved wishes of the people. He failed at a crucial juncture and led Israel in a pagan worship service, an abomination that led to the deaths of many Israelites. Aaron had been set apart for God’s service, but he chose to live and lead otherwise. The failure of a leader usually results in consequences far more grave than the fall of a non-leader. On the day Aaron failed, “about three thousand men of the people fell [died]” (Ex. 32:28). When leaders fail, followers pay the price.”

“GIVE PEOPLE AN ACTION PLAN”

“People are never able to outperform their self-image.”

“Live to learn and you will really learn to live.”

“If you want to win over another person, first win his heart, and the rest of him is likely to follow.”

“Never complain about what you allow.”