“There is nothing more practical than developing a vision. It’s not some pie-in-the-sky exercise. Without a vision, you’re chaotic, fragmented, hopeless, and disappointed. You’re a house divided against itself—you have no forward movement. You’re not enthusiastic, and that, by the way, is what it means to be filled with the Spirit of God. Without vision, your life becomes a sequence of disappointments, frustrations, and tragedies. You’re a leaf blowing in the wind—and that is not what you’re called to be. You’re called to be a visionary, a constructor of the paradisal vision. Really, that’s who you are—terrifying as that is to apprehend. We already will lose everything we have to lose. We’re all in this game, man. So whether you want it to be this way or not, you are betting everything on your life.”

“Everyone ends up somewhere. But few people end up somewhere on purpose. The clearer your vision becomes, the easier it is to guard what God calls you to do. If your vision doesn’t motivate people and move them to action, your vision is too small.”

“Find your vision, and let it guide you in all that you do. If you lack vision, look inside yourself. Draw on your natural gifts and desires. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.”

“Adventure requires something of us, puts us to the test. Though we may fear the test, at the same time we yearn to be tested, to discover that we have what it takes.”

“Don’t underestimate the power of vision and direction. These are irresistible forces, able to transform what might appear to be unconquerable obstacles into traversable pathways and expanding opportunities.”

“Look at your gifts, the things you’re good at. Look at the things you love to do, your capacities, your interests. These aren’t just accidents. That’s not random happening; that’s a call.”

“All visions begin with relationships. My relationship with God is where I receive the vision; my relationship with my people is where I give the vision. If those relationships aren't what they could be or should be, on either side, the receiving or the giving out, the vision is going to be aborted. People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. Many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have it backwards. They believe that if the cause is good enough, people will automatically buy in and follow. But that's not how leadership works. People don't follow worthy causes; they follow worthy leaders with a cause they can believe in. They buy into the leader first.”