Most people want to hear or tell a good story. But they don't realize they can and should be the good story. That requires intentional living.

There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born.… When he seizes it… it is his finest hour.

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. —DON MARQUIS

You can't change yesterday. You can't control tomorrow. But you can choose what you do today with the goal that those choices will make things better tomorrow.

if you have to convince them to see the vision, you will have to convince them to take action.

Preparation may not guarantee a win, but it sure puts you in position for one.

LEADERS Initiate Lead; pick up phone and make contact Spend time planning anticipate problems Invest time with people Fill the calendar by priorities FOLLOWERS React Listen; wait for phone to ring Spend time living day-to-day; react to problems Spend time with people Fill the calendar by requests

Successful leaders help their people find their right seats. Sometimes that requires moving people around to find where they make the greatest contribution. Sometimes it means trying and failing. As a leader, you have to take it all in stride. Positioning people correctly is a process, and you have to treat it that way.

you must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

HOW ARE YOU FILLING UP THE PAGES OF YOUR LIFE?

Theodore Hesburgh said, "The very essence of leadership is that you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you can articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." An "uncertain trumpet" is usually the result of an individual who either lacks a vision or is trying to lead with someone else's dream. There is a vast difference between a person with a vision and a visionary person.

Lao Tzu said, "If we don't change the direction we're going, we are likely to end up where we are headed.