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Set The Tone For Your Day Be Treating People Better Than You Expect To Be Treated By Them. Be The First To Smile. Express Your Appreciation For Them. Expect The Best Out Of Them. If You Act First, You Will Set Yourself Up For Success.

Communication: If I Had To Pick A First Rule Of Communication-the One Practice Above All Others That Opens The Door To Connecting With Others-it Would Be To Look For Common Ground. Too Often People See Communication As The Process Of Transmitting Massive Amounts Of Information To Other People. But That's The Wrong Picture. Communication Is A Journey. The More That People Have In Common, The Better The Chance That They Can Take That Journey Together.

Of All The Things A Leader Should Fear, Complacency Heads The List.

Motivation Gets You Going, But Discipline Keeps You Growing.

Pastors Need To Find Their Place In The Community Of Believers By Spending Time With God.