It is not so True that 'prayer changes things' as that prayer changes me and I change things.

I’d learned over the years that the best way to break a bad habit is to replace it with a good habit. I’d also learned that CEOs are responsible for putting people in positions where they can make the greatest contribution to the company—and I would still be the CEO.

Eights don’t feel like they have to be the person in control—they just don’t want to be controlled.

In a no-growth industry, especially one that’s boring and upsets people, there’s no problem with competition.

You Are What Exists Between Freedom, Fear, and Motivation

If we depend on willpower alone, we are guaranteed to fail. We are denying the power of the relationship promised in the cross.

I will speak ill of no man,' he said, ‘. . . and speak all the good I know of everybody.’ Any fool can criticise, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

Routine is one of the most powerful tools for removing obstacles.

Your title makes you a manager; your people make you a leader.

Today Essentialism is not just something I do. An Essentialist is something I am steadily becoming. At first it was a few deliberate choices, then it grew into a lifestyle, and then it changed me, at my very core. I continue to discover almost daily that I can do less and less—in order to contribute more.