Bottom line: it is clear that few things will diminish your life more quickly and profoundly than being ungrateful. Conversely, nothing will enlarge … - Don Soderquist

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 is a renewed sense of trust in the plans and purpose our loving God has for your life. With Him, you will have everything you need to best to live, learn, and lead.

A potential danger of being a leader is that we can begin to think that we have all of the answers. After all, we have achieved an important position, we think, and we're above taking advice and doing those so-called little jobs. I have seen too many leaders develop a large ego. Well, large egos frequently lead to arrogance, and when people become arrogant, their judgment can be impaired. Impaired judgment usually leads to failure.

A leader must keep his or her eye on the core customers and core business. I have seen many executives focus so much on new growth that they let the core business slip away.