But each moment you allow our world to influence you leads to another. And each moment you confront it and take inventory of it leads to another moment as well.

But I think the option to own the moment is so good that when the rain does fall? You might smile about it.

When you find people who are enjoying life, making the most of their days, these people did not wake up and think, Well, who can I impress today? No way. Those people, the kind of person I endeavor to be? They wake up and say, I’m going to make a difference today. Somehow, someway. If people like it, they can join me. If people don’t, they can

Make no mistake, the need is great. But I believe our opportunity is greater.

Relationships that were headed somewhere have ended prematurely because somebody got impatient and tried to skip a line. Dreams that were coming to fruition stopped growing because a “quicker, better option” showed up and somebody couldn’t resist. Sometimes the slower, unspectacular line leads to the thing you’re after. Shorter is not always

Don’t focus on what has not happened in your life. Focus on what still can happen. True leaders don’t live in the past. They may glance at it to learn from it, but the future is too important to waste a moment thinking about what can’t be changed.

Maybe you don’t have 20. But if you start thanking the one or two that are faithful, don’t be surprised when you have got to make more time to thank people. Because more good people will find their way into your life. Value leaves a trail that is easy to find.

Since fear breeds more fear, primarily in isolation, the best thing we

Right now, what is “superhot” is a trend that can be best described as “backlash to boxes.” Meaning labels we put on people, or boxes we force people to fit into—from race to religion to sexuality to political persuasion—are literally blowing up.