1. Do what you want to be

2. Character separates great leaders from common leaders

3. The choices we make daily prepare us for bigger choices

4. A leader of character does not change his convictions and values because things became difficult. A leader maintains his courage and convictions in hard times. These are the best hardest times to become a leader.

5. Small character choices prepare one to face bigger decisions

6. There is a crisis of leadership. Only one in three, think leadership training has helped them become more effective. Most leaders are overwhelmed with the demands of work and fail to realize they are needed to help people achieve their goals. Helping requires integrity and selflessness and self disciplined. The end result is humility and the ability to listen enough to learn the real issues holding his people back from becoming great.

7. God gives man opportunity and man uses the opportunity to give value to the people, he serves. It is better to give than receive.

8. The future of your family, company, and country depend on the type of leader, you are.

9. To be a great leader, you must be a great worker. Learn by doing. Everything that is of value is hard before it becomes easy.

10. Character is built by personal sacrifice. You need to work, create, and innovate to make an impact on people. It takes courage to build and execute a plan. It takes duty to not give up when the going gets tough. Visualize yourself, as already completing the plan and becoming successful. You can see one possible future, make it positive.

11. Leadership is about people. Leaders must be competent to be competitive. However, most leaders fail because of character misjudgment and not competence failure.