All you need to do is know who you are.

I no longer think that learning how to manage people, especially subordinates, is the most important for executives to learn. I am teaching above all else, how to manage oneself.

In missional churches, the baby birds have been pushed out of the nest and are learning to fly for themselves.

When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.

Comparison is the fastest way to take all the fun out of life.

I was doing pretty well—I'd published a couple of books, had lots of great friends, a close family, an apartment, a car that ran, food, teeth, clothes, clean drinking water—compared to the majority of the planet, my life was a total cream puff. But compared to what I knew I was capable of, I was, shall we say, unimpressed.

The person you spend the most time with affects you the most. And the person you spend the most time with is . . . you. Hence, what you tell yourself on a regular basis is muy importante.

This is incredibly powerful, because when you love yourself enough to stand in your truth no matter what the cost, everyone benefits. You start attracting the kinds of things, people, and opportunities, that are in alignment with who you truly are, which is way more fun than hanging out with a bunch of irritating energy suckers.

Don't degrade yourself into an abject reptile — don't.