There’s a huge clue here about what to do next: get a pencil . That’s what’s scarce. People who will draw up plans. People who will go first.

Boundaries are a 'litmus test' for the quality of our relationships. Those who can respect our boundaries will love our wills, our opinions, our separateness.

What makes the Dead Sea dead? Because it is all the time receiving, never giving out anything. Why is it that many Christians are cold? Because they are all the time receiving, never giving out anything.

Sooner or later every popular fast-growing industry becomes a slow-growing industry, and numerous analysts and prognosticators are fooled.

The more I see my sin in the presence of a spiritual community, the more I see Christ and celebrate Him and long to know Him and be like Him.

But possibly the single biggest barrier to having power is ourselves. Therefore, the first rule of power is to get out of your own way.

Frequent candid feedback will help your team grow. The most effective approach is to instigate regular feedback sessions. In these sessions, all employees can offer honest feedback on the team’s performance. Coach your employees to give and receive feedback effectively.

If your life's purpose is to accumulate possessions, fame, or power over others, you may discover these rewards are unsatisfying and chasing them will pull you away from your True North.

Being trapped is just a position, not a fate. You get out of it by addressing and eliminating each part of that position through small, deliberate actions - not by trying to push it away with superhuman strength.

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them. In other words, man is ultimately self-determining.