You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.

I do not think that this [the universe] can be explained only by natural causes, and are forced to impute to the wisdom and ingenuity of an intelligent.

Knowing that ideas can come from anybody allows a leader never to miss an opportunity for innovation.

Forgiveness is a happening, not really a step. We cannot plan for it or will it. It is automatic compassion for and absolution of those who have hurt us. It means letting go of blame and anger while still acknowledging accountability.

THE LAW OF BUY-IN - People buy leaders, then visions

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.

I believe that because the same kinds of things happen over and over again, a relatively few well-thought-out principles will allow you to deal with just about anything that reality throws at you.

It is not about the content of our thinking, but that we’re thinking, which is the root cause of our suffering.

Seth now understood that standard operating procedures were not fixed, inflexible laws with no room for variation. They were guidelines that needed to be balanced with adaptability and common sense. Balancing that dichotomy was required for everyone, especially leaders.

The Christian teaching does not of fer a choice between fulfillment and sacrifice but rather mutual fulfillment through mutual sacrifice.