Isn’t it amazing what can become “home” to us? What’s home to you right now? In your health? Your relationships? Your work life? Your family life? What are you willing to accept?

Atherosclerosis is a hardening of the arteries. Psychosclerosis is a hardening of the attitudes, and it might be just as dangerous. No one does this to us. Life doesn’t wear us down.

He needed to travel seven miles to reach the nearest village to have any chance of survival. But he didn’t think about the total distance he had to cover. That would have overwhelmed him and made him quit. As he lay on the ground looking at the moon, he decided to crawl. He grabbed a rock and drew a line in the dirt. Then he crawled forward. When

After a group of goat herders stumbled upon the SEALs and gave their location to Taliban soldiers, the Taliban attacked. Luttrell’s three teammates were killed and he was left to try to survive an enemy onslaught in an unfamiliar area. Luttrell was shot eleven times. He broke his back and his pelvis and blew out his knees. He broke his nose and bit

learned what I needed to become by watching the way he lived.

My father didn’t spend every waking moment trying to mentor me. But he was always teaching me. I learned what I needed to become by watching the way he lived. I can’t think of anything more powerful.

role model is a heat seeker, not a heat deflector. We all need to be aware of this responsibility. Because you never know who is paying attention, and your actions may be providing an example—good or bad—for someone else.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear a word you say.

The best role models, like my dad or Russell’s dad, can make other people believe more deeply in themselves.