Start Where You Are

You may not see the entire staircase, but it is important that you take that first step

it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark

Jesus reminded them not to allow their fears to overwhelm them.

He wanted to be a person of substance—someone who was respected for his point of view and who had the ability to bring out the best in others. His thing was not to please people but to empower them.

The cavalry ain’t coming

It’s up to me and to you to empower ourselves enough to find whatever it is within our current situation that we can control, no matter how small it may be—and start there.

The power of choice, not chance, was what made the difference.

My conclusion was that the key ingredient, the one thing that marks the difference between those who do and them that don’t, is very simply one tangible thing: a plan.