Negative Talking Is Contagious.

A Good Leader Encourages Followers To Tell Him What He Needs To Know, Not What He Wants To Hear.

Talent Is A Gift, But Our Character Is A Choice. Talent Is Natural Ability, Our Gift From God, But We Have The Power To Determine Our Character. That Power Rests On A Foundation Consisting Of The Choices We Make In Life. And Those Choices Almost Always Dictate The Amount Of Trust Others Have In Us, And To What Level Of Leadership We Rise.

What I Did In The Book [today Matters] Is I Tried To Help A Person Make Their Day - Every Day - Their Masterpiece.

The Key To Your Success, To My Success, To Everyone's Success Is Determined By Our Daily Agenda. What You And I Do Every Day Is Either Making Us Or Breaking Us, We're Either Preparing Or Repairing. So When Somebody Says, 'john, I Want To Be A Success. Where Do I Start?' I Say, It's Very Simple. Start With Today.

People Who Are Not Leaders Automatically Gravitate Toward Lines--limitations Set By Others. Many People Are Taught This In Kindergarten When They Are Instructed To Stay Within The Lines While Coloring. But Leaders Are More Creative Than That. They Look For Options And Opportunities. They Try To Take Things In A New Direction, Or Beyond The Limit. Progress And Innovation Are Made By People Who Think Without Lines.