Those who have fought the good fight for longer in life are able to pray and encourage those who are weak," she would tell him.

Direct, personal feedback really is the simplest and most effective form of motivation.

Now imagine if I were to ask a room full of executives which they enjoy more: meetings or movies? They would probably think I was joking. And yet, meetings should be more interesting than movies because they have more inherent potential for passion and engagement than movies do.

Peer pressure and the distaste for letting down a colleague will motivate a team player more than any fear of authoritative punishment or rebuke.

I learned something recently: our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.

We were born alone, and we will die alone. But while we are on this planet, we must accept and glorify our act of faith through other people.

God...never again allow me to be satisfied with only my own company. [May I] never feel afraid of needing someone, or of suffering. For there is no suffering worse than the dark grey room where pain cannot reach...

Choose what information you listen to. Place a filter over your eyes and ears and only allow in things that won't bring you down, because we have our day-to-day life to do that. Do you think I don't get judged and criticized at work? Well, I do—a lot! But I've decided to hear only the things that encourage me to improve, the things that help me correct my mistakes. Otherwise, I will just pretend I can't hear the other stuff or block it out.

I find myself through my readers; I understand what I wrote when I see that others understand it too.

We can control a few things: our attitude, our effort, our focus and how we go about treating our teammates.

Rotten Attitudes ruin a team.

Profile of a winning team - They play to win. They have a winning attitude. They keep improving. They make their teammates more successful.