Pride is the basis of all self-consciousness, which in turn is one of the products of being a so-called adult.

Your intuition will always lead you to where you need to go and what you should do at any moment in time. It’s like a real-time inner GPS.

True success is obeying God.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In those choices lie our growth and our happiness.

Not confronting our fear denies the grace of God and insults both his giving of the gift and his grace to sustain us as we are learning.

If they need too much of your time, you can’t just tell them to stop bothering you. You have to wean them away and make it seem like it’s their idea. Let them figure out what they should be doing on their own. Let them tell you where you’re not needed.

“We interpret everything we experience through these mental maps. We seldom question their accuracy; we’re usually even unaware that we have them. We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be.”

Only a child needs (and absolutely needs) unconditional love. We must give it to the children who are entrusted to us. We must be able to love and accept them whatever they do, not only when they smile charmingly but also when they cry and scream.

Being a leader requires: Have a valid vision: first, leaders must appreciate their reality (what they believe is possible) and then consider the big things.

Conduct with serious gravitas, you get a reputation for excellent, you get relevant auctoritas given to you.