“As Michel de Montaigne observed, “No wind favors him who has no destined port.”

“An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.”

“Great vision precedes great achievement.”

“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.”

“Years ago, I used to tell new leaders I hired that every person in our organization walked around with two buckets. One bucket contained water, and the other gasoline. As leaders, they would continually come across small fires, and they could pour water or gasoline on a fire. It was their choice.”

“People who do not believe in themselves have trouble believing in others.”

“If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.”

“Care without candor creates dysfunctional relationships. Candor without care creates distant relationships.”

“Henry Ford, who said, “Don’t find a fault; find a remedy.” 

“If you make it your discipline to do a little bit of growing every day, in just a few years you will be amazed by your transformation.”

“Somos los amos o las víctimas de nuestras actitudes. Es un asunto de decisión personal. Lo que ahora somos es el resultado de las decisiones tomadas ayer. Mañana seremos lo que decidamos ahora.”

“Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.”

“It's good to be out of your comfort zone. Just don't step out of your gift zone.”

“Believe in what you say. Then, live what you say. There is no greater credibility than conviction in action.”

“People can perceive a lot in seven seconds. They can decide that they do not want to hear anything a speaker has to say,”