“If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading.”

Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs.

You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.

SUCCESS is when I add value to MYSELF. SIGNIFICANCE is when I add value to OTHERS.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person’s heart before you ask him for a hand.

A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

Leading well is not about enriching yourself – it’s about empowering others

If you focus on goals, you may hit goals – but that doesn’t guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals.

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

The first person you lead is you.

Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.

Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it – in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.

If you’re changing the world, you’re working on important things, you’re excited to get up in the morning.

If we’re going to achieve the change we need, we must elect strong progressives to Congress.

I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.

The present is always changing the past.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

If we give a little love, maybe we can change the world.

Every time you’re faced with something ugly, focus on something beautiful. What you focus on expands. Only you can change your reality.