Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams?

The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time.

I have been inspired by Martin Luther King and how he inspired a movement. I have learned that a cause must be organic; if it is to have an impact it must belong to those who join the movement and not those who lead it.

If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.

When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.

The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm.

There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.

Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.

I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.

There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers.

I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.

We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.

Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment.

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.

Do what you love and the money will follow.

Change can either challenge or threaten us. Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.

To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know we must seek it. It also means that without it life will be valueless.

All work done mindfully rounds us out, helps complete us as persons.

Responsible choice involves consequences, not the least of which are relinquishments all along our way.