“One of the reasons that problem solving is so difficult is that we are often too close to the problems to truly understand them.”

“People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

“The key to working smarter is knowing the difference between motion and direction. In the final analysis, results are what matter; attendance and activity don’t.”

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

“We the uninformed, working for the inaccessible, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful!”

“BE THE COMMUNICATOR YOU WANT TO HEAR”

“The greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished.”

“When we’re more interested in telling people what to do than in listening to what they are presently doing, we are off balance.”

“God uses people who fail—'cause there aren't any other kind around.”

“The Law of Reflection Learning to Pause Allows Growth to Catch Up with You “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”

“Getters generally don’t get happiness; givers get it.”

“Holding a grudge is never positive or appropriate.”

“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.”

“Experience alone isn’t a good enough teacher – evaluated experience is.”

“The reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.”