“Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success. It’s Not How Hard You Work; It’s How Smart You Work”

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

“The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.”

“El liderazgo es influencia, nada más y nada menos.”

“Thomas Jefferson said, “It’s wonderful how much can be done if we are always working.”

“there is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.”

“Every time we choose action over ease we develop an increasing level of self-worth, self-respect, and self-confidence.”

“Novelist Victor Hugo believed, "He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life . . . But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign.”

“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.”

“He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.”

“The Constitution guarantees free speech, but it doesn’t guarantee listeners.”

“If you pair excellence with humility, people not only won’t run over you, they will respect you.”

“It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.”

“Are you doing what you ask others to do?”

“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”