The best way to discipline and sharpen skills is to have a mentor to guide you.

The one thing that keeps us from the possibility of worrying is bringing God in as the greatest factor in all our calculations.

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love,’ and a misunderstanding is never ended by an ar gument but by tact, diplomacy , conciliation and a sympathetic desire to see the other person’ s viewpoint.

This coming together—this sharing and agreeing upon role expectations, problem-solving strategies, vision and values in a relationship —is called “co-missioning.” In other words, it’s a commingling or joining of missions or purposes.

REVERSALS OF FORTUNE Reversal of polarity in a story can be the abrupt overturning of a character's fortune, a change of luck or circumstances that switches the prevailing conditions from negative to positive or vice versa.

Freedom from distraction. Distractions – particularly cyber-distractions – risk destroying our productive potential. Removing complexity and distraction is critical to peak success. Focus on making a few brilliant projects rather than diluting your attention across countless ideas.

You have the right to get your core needs met in a relationship or, at least, the right not to have them violated.

Successful people change in ways that allow them to continue to take advantage of their strengths while compensating for their weaknesses and unsuccessful people don’t.

Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.

In an adversarial negotiation, the best deal is one that leaves both sides a little unhappy.