What really matters most is your relationship with God. If you hear and heed nothing else in this book, what I hope and pray what you take with you i… - Don Soderquist

Bottom line: it is clear that few things will diminish your life more quickly and profoundly than being ungrateful. Conversely, nothing will enlarge your life more quickly and dramatically than gratitude. I know poor people who are convinced they are rich.

I frequently ask leaders if they know what their personal values are, and most say yes. Then I ask them: 'Have you written them down?' Most say no. Values are incredibly important! They determine who we really are—what our character is, the real you when the mask is off.

The way a new leader acts early in his or her job will show what kind of person he or she is. During that time frame, everyone develops their own long-lasting perception. And those perceptions—hard to change—determine how they respond to the new leadership long into the future.