Happiness comes from what we do. Fulfillment comes from why we do it.

The Law of Compensation (Chapter 5) Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them.

A particularly ominous message is repeated over and over until it’s impossible to get away from it.

The key to effective interdependent effort is what we call 'win-win stewardship agreements.' These agreements represent the critical juncture of people and possibilities.

Dysfunction 1: Absence of trust. Teams must have high levels of vulnerability-based trust where people are completely comfortable being transparent and honest with one another, and prepared to sacrifice their egos for the good of the team.

A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness.

As you navigate your new obligations, start to ask yourself: How important is the thing I’m doing? Does it seem to be important because it’s urgent?

The truth is not always black and white; there are often shades of grey.

Even though sales is everywhere, most people underrate its importance. Sales is the opposite: an orchestrated campaign to change surface appearances without changing the underlying reality.

The most effective way to make good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible is to create commitment devices, automate processes, and use technology to lock in future behavior.