Don't Give Up

Don't give up. Don't ever give up." - Jim Valvano

False Teachers and False Prophets

Luke 20:46 NIV

"“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets."

See it at Bible.com:

http://bible.com/111/luk.20.46.niv

Travel

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -  Mark Twain: The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It

Success

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life.  You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles. – Zig Ziglar

Grit

"The ability to work hard and respond resiliently to failure and adversity; the inner quality that enables individuals to work hard and stick to their long-term passions and goals."

Leadership is about listening & learning

Great leaders are attracted to environments where their ideas and opinions are valued and heard. - Andy Stanley

Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people with nothing to say. – Andy Stanley

From his Leadership Podcast  - "Listen, Learn and Lead

Trust

“TRUST is like the air we breathe.  When it’s present, nobody really notices.  But when it’s absent, everybody notices.”  - Warren Buffett