A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.

Let your light shine as an inspiration to humanity and BE THE REASON someone believes in the goodness of people.

Each life experience poses this question: how do you want to be changed because of me?

Listen for the call of your destiny, and when it comes, release your plans and follow.

Integrity is a powerful force, keeping you alive to others long after you’ve left their presence.

The utmost form of respect is to give sincerely of your presence.

The sacrifice ‘of’ self for the greater good is the greatest calling imaginable, and it is the bedrock of the greatest nations. The sacrifice ‘for’ self is the most pathetic calling imaginable, and it is the quicksand within which nations perish.

Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others.

If every citizen should recite their national anthem daily, you will develop love to serve your country better.

Don’t believe everything you think. Our minds are thought-creating machines. Most of these thoughts are fear-based. Our authentic self has the power to pick the thoughts that best serve us and those we lead.

Identify your divine gift and use it to serve humanity.

The different kinds of work require different people to perform the task. You must fulfil your specific task.

We are endowed with different kinds of gifts for different kinds of services.

Lord grant me a humble spirit and a willing heart.

Love may challenge and love may correct but love will never shame. Love may call us out to uncomfortable places but love will never cast us aside. Love may demand but will never demean. Love will never ask us to dim our light lest we shine too brightly. Love will never ask us to be less than we were created to be.By this we know God. By this we follow Jesus. By this we serve one another.Love. Not fear.

Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless.

In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully.

Part of what makes him (laid-back Tim Hudson)an ace is that he would never acknowledge that he is an ace.

Being others-focused instead of self-focused changes your worldview. Living in a selfless manner and seeking to help others enriches our very existence on a daily basis. Get your hands dirty once in a while by serving in a capacity that is lower than your position or station in life. This keeps you tethered to the real world and grounded to reality, which should make it harder to be prideful and forget where you came from.

If you can’t handle others’ disapproval, then leadership isn’t for you.

We all have something to offer, and we must choose to focus on what we do have to offer, not what we don’t. And remember the dirty little secret is that those who are acting like they have it all together really don’t.

Build Icebergs, Not Skyscrapers

Adversity Isn’t to Be Avoided

Be Chris LeDoux, Not Garth Brooks

Selfish Apologies Aren’t Apologies at All

Show Us, Don’t Tell Us

Be a Strong Leader, Even If You Follow a Weak Leader

You Either Trust Someone or You Don’t

Abdication Isn’t Empowerment

If Everything’s a Rush, Nothing Is

Macromanage, Not Micromanage

Overoptimism Is More Dangerous Than Overpessimism

Don’t Give Someone Responsibility without Requisite Authority

To serve the many, you first serve the few.

Are you serving others or your are being served by others?

Are you serving in your local church or your are being served?

Serving others prepares you to lead others.

That was my first real experience at feeling set apart. Not only did I not knock them dead, but rather it was I that died...acutely aware of being mutton dressed up as lamb. I exchanged my white tie and tails for a white waiter’s jacket and got back to my proper calling!

Allow the way to your great work to be guided by your service to others.

The king should be the servant of his people, and seek to uplift them and their lives.