Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

Improving your abilities in high-priority areas is always a good investment in yourself that will pay off in the long run.

Leaders are effective because of who they are on the inside—in the qualities that make them up as people. And to go to the highest level of leadership, people have to develop these traits from the inside out.

Don't change your circumstances to improve your life—change yourself to improve your circumstances.

It doesn't matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits. That's just the way life is.

No one has ever stayed the same while at the same time rising to a higher level. Being willing to change is one of the prices we pay to grow.

Climbing to the higher levels of leadership isn't easy. It takes effort. It also requires sacrifices. You won't be able to win one level using the skills you used to win the last one. You'll have to give up some privileges and resources to move up. You'll have to give up doing some of the things you love that don't give a great enough return on your time. And some people you'd love to take with you to the top will refuse to go.

Maturity doesn't come with age. It begins with the acceptance of responsibility.

You can't help people become winners unless they want to win. Champions become champions from within, not from without.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular a.. that does so whom we can't tolerate

It's more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It's more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.

It is personal. That's what an education does. It makes the world personal.