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When things get difficult it can be easy to complain. How you respond makes all the difference
Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there's another way to respond.
If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.
Integrity doesn't come in degrees: low, medium, or high. You either have integrity or you don't.
I realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team.
False modesty is an attempt to tear yourself down. True humility focuses more on build up others.
I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.
I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.
Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.
I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit.
If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.
And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.
It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.
Once a player joins our team, our priority is to teach him, not worry about the player we didn't select.
And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation.
First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it's not something I went through. I'm still grieving.
At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.
At the end of the day, the only people a One Voice doctrine silences are those who should be the most loyal.
We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential.
Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of others.
The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better.
The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.
You can’t always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response.
We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly.
Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be.
The fundamental keys to the culture of any organization can only be achieved when everyone is on the same page.
We've got guys who aren't wrapping guys up... No matter how hard you hit them, you've still got to wrap them up.
We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.
I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.
God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.
How you use the opportunities your given to affect the world around you will determine the legacy you leave behind.
Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it.
What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied.
Long-term success requires faith-faith that your efforts to plan and execute the process will lead to the desired outcome.
Your life has been intentionally designed by God to have a uniquely significant and eternal impact on the world around you.
If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?
The narrow path that 'Uncommon' people will take, that the Lord wants you to go down, that really is the ultimate way to go.
Pain prompts us to change behavior that is destructive to ourselves or to others. Pain can be a highly effective instructor.
There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.
Take a moment to think about your answer to this question: Am I prepared to have great success and not get any credit for it?
If we have trouble hearing Him, He will faithfully work in our lives until we are pointed in the direction He wants us to go.
The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is.
If you want to be an athlete, then getting good grades, going to college, and developing your intellectual skills are important.
When I was young, I didn't like to read. I would have much rather been outside doing something than been inside reading about it.
I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as much.
There's a difference between making incremental improvements and making sweeping changes that take you away from your core values.
It's the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well, and the games will take care of themselves.
I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete.
The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.
Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.