“Connection provides the bridge between ‘this is how’ and ‘begin now.”

“Most people want to feel a part of the experience,”

“Leaders see everything with a leadership bias. Their focus is on mobilizing people and leveraging resources to achieve their goals rather than on using their own individual efforts. Leaders who want to succeed maximize every asset and resource they have for the benefit of their organization. For that reason, they are continually aware of what they have at their disposal.”

“People don’t remember what we think is important; they remember what they think is important.”

“People who wait for the one great opportunity often keep waiting.”

“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.”

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

“Leading with a lack of integrity is choosing to fail before taking your first step.”

“Irresponsible leaders have a “me first” attitude and use their position for personal benefit.”

“Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.”

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

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

“If you really want to be an uncommon leader, you’re going to have to find a way to get much of your vision seen, implemented, and added to by others.”

“What we do on some great occasion will depend on what we are; and what we are will be the result of previous years of self-discipline.”

“Winning teams have players who put the good of the team ahead of themselves. They want to play in their area of strength, but they’re willing to do what it takes to take care of the team. They are willing to sacrifice their role for the greater goal.”