The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

Oh, God, food is a constant struggle for me. With exercise, I get my workout done, and I'm done until tomorrow. With food, I eat, and then an hour later I'm hungry again!

Your joy comes from how you think, the choices that we make in life.

I continually still fight every day for my life, not only still battling mental health problems but battling multiple sclerosis, which also has depression as one of its side effects.

I've always believed you've got to steal the joyful moments when you can.