“People want to be trusted.  They respond to trust.  They thrive on trust.  Trust is the best way to relate to others.  It’s the most effective way to get results.” – Stephen Covey    According to Covey, trust adds speed and reduces cost.  In every relationship.    Terrorism causes distrust.  You used to be able to park your car and walk quickly […]

“…we recognize truly gifted leadership in those who attempt much, whether they fully achieve it or not. The leaders who help us get results beyond those we thought possible, who expand our vision of what may be possible, who are willing to risk choosing a direction others know is impossible—these are the leaders we admire […]

“A man who procrastinates in his CHOOSING will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.  So, if you now number yourself among the disenchanted, then you have no choice but to accept things as they are, or to seriously seek something else.” – Hunter Thompson, Gonzo journalist. I studied journalism when I was younger.  Thought […]

Erwin McManus is a preacher in California.  He ministers to the rough and tumble on the streets of Los Angeles.  Here’s a charge he gives to those he teaches: “Love like a poet.  Live like a warrior.  Learn like an apprentice.  Lead like a servant.”  The best leaders are versatile.  Loving like a poet sounds […]