Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important.

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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

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Live your life by a compass, not a clock.

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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

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Be a light, not a judge, be a model not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing and cynicism, all which reflect victimization, all of which are the opposite of being proactive.

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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.

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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

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When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the nature of parent-child interaction. Parents become more willing, even excited, about deeply understanding and helping their children. . . . This paradigm is powerful in business as well.

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Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

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