I thought if I didn’t participate in adulthood, time would stop. But it didn’t. It just kept going. People around me kept going.Now I see I need to get going —and keep going.

Effectiveness must be learned.

When you connect with others, you position yourself to make the most of your skills and talents.

When we deal in drama or narrative today, we are building on forty thousand years of tradition and experience.

Charisma has nothing to do with energy; it comes from a clarity of WHY. It comes from absolute conviction in an ideal bigger than oneself. Energy, in contrast, comes from a good night’s sleep or lots of caffeine. Energy can excite. But only charisma can inspire. Charisma commands loyalty. Energy does not.

Let go of the past—The adaptation strategy

Be relentlessly honest and candid, couple negative feedback with caring.

The life of discipleship can only be maintained so long as nothing is allowed to come between Christ and ourselves—neither the law, nor personal piety, nor even the world.

The level of concentration determines the time it takes to become a master.

When you say, “I’m sorry,” you turn people into your allies, even your partners.