“when you find yourself, you find your audience.”

“People can be in the same place sharing the same experience at the same time, but they can walk away from it having seen very different things.”

“People say there are two kinds of learning: experience, which is gained from your own mistakes, and wisdom, which is learned from the mistakes of others.”

“Success can be defined as the progressive realization of a predetermined goal.”

“people with a positive attitude focus their time and attention on solutions, not problems.”

“Preparation (growth) + Attitude + Opportunity + Action (doing something about it) = Luck”

“when the real leader speaks, people listen. Leadership is influence-nothing more, nothing less.”

“In general, there are no bad audiences; only bad speakers.”

“If you want to get ahead, leading up is much better than kissing up.”

“When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment, you create trust.”

“Attitude is one of the most contagious qualities a human being possesses.”

“anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.”

“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.”

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

“When you get right down to it, intentional living is about living your best story.”