Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

What sets great leaders apart from all other leaders is this: they act before others and they do more than others.

One form of mental toughness invoked by every one of the grit paragons is having a high pain threshold. For some the main vehicle for learning to manage pain, discomfort, and fear was sport. For others it was surviving illness in childhood.

We live in a world of thought, not reality.

One reason the best in the world make consistently good decisions is they rarely find themselves forced into a decision by circumstances

Remember this: anticipation is the ultimate power. Losers react; leaders anticipate.

There is a direct link between our practices and our results.

If people just work for a paycheck, they won't go the extra mile, but if they believe in a purpose that transcends profit, they will give all they have.

Our humility before God has no value, except that it prepares us to reveal the humility of Jesus to our fellow men.

If your behavior contradicts your values, your body knows, and you pay a price at a cellular level.