This is one of the most deceptively simple leadership principles there is: keep moving forward. People won’t follow you if you’re sitting in the corner sucking your thumb and talking about how bad things are. They’ll only follow you if you’re going somewhere.

Real leadership is something that happens long before anyone appoints you or recognizes you as the leader. It starts by developing the ability to influence other people toward a goal, even when you’re not their boss.

Make friendship a fine art.

Tapping into the great power of incremental improvement takes patience, persistence, and faith.

What you can control is who you are and how you respond to the challenges that come your way.

I’ve been to visit the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground complex where Churchill ran the war effort. His desk is still there, preserved in his office, and on it there sits a box he put there with a label that says, “Action This Day.” Not an IN box. A TODAY box. Whether it was five in the afternoon or 2:30 in the morning, the prime minister was not

anyone can make a choice to be a person of honor and character.

Real leadership is about building other people and shining your light on them, not on yourself. It is the kind of leadership that not only works but also has a lasting impact.

Figure Out What You Can Control