It's Better To Be Trusted Than To

The Key To The Ability To Change Is A Changeless Sense Of Who You Are, What You Are About And What You Value.

Our Struggle To Put First Things First Can Be Characterized By The Contrast Between Two Powerful Tools That Direct Us: The Clock And The Compass. The Clock Represents Our Commitments, Appointments, Schedules, Goals, Activities - What We Do With, And How We Manage Our Time. The Compass Represents Our Vision, Values, Principles, Mission, Conscience, Direction - What We Feel Is Important And How We Lead Our Lives. In An Effort To Close The Gap Between The Clock And The Compass In Our Lives, Many Of Us Turn To The Field Of "time Management."

The Role Of The Leader Is To Foster Mutual Respect And Build A Complementary Team Where Each Strength Is Made Productive And Each Weakness Irrelevant.

I Am Fortunate To Have A Very Helpful Team That Enables Me To Spend Time Doing Things That Are Important But Not Necessarily Urgent. People Who Have No Such Team Need To Also Make These Larger Decisions So That They Can Cheerfully Say No To That Which Is Urgent But Not Important.

It Takes A Great Deal Of Character Strength To Apologize Quickly Out Of One's Heart Rather Than Out Of Pity. A Person Must Possess Himself And Have A Deep Sense Of Security In Fundamental Principles And Values In Order To Genuinely Apologize.