Hiring should be for strengths not for the lack of weakness

By creating and living by a mission statement, families are gradually able to build moral authority in the family itself. This planning also made a big difference to me because it helped me commit to do what I really wanted to do but often didn’t do because of the pressure of the moment.

The Goal: to make money by increasing net profit, while simultaneously increasing return on investment, and simultaneously increasing cash flow

Getting excited about challenges, not avoiding them

In the end it is not the mountain that you must master but yourself.

Recognizing the hard work of others is significant for encouraging team members.

Direction - Determine the destination: Vision. The mountain we are jointly trying to climb, often multiyear, often measurable.

The issues in my life are rarely about you. They are almost always about me.

Investors would be far better off buying and holding an index fund than attempting to buy and sell individual securities or actively managed mutual funds.

Characters in relationships strongly tend to become polarized as part of their process of growing and learning through conflict. Polarity follows certain rules, and good storytellers instinctively exploit them for their dramatic potential.