Zig Ziglar was a great man and gifted speaker. While I never had the opportunity to meet Zig, his words had a profound impact on my life. He will be missed.

Sometimes people get stressed out about a certain situation or circumstance they face that is beyond their control. One of the tips that I use in such instances is to generate a worst case scenario outcome to the problem. In most cases, the worst case scenario outcome is not that bad and is something that I can deal with, should it happen. It helps to calm me down, so I can begin working backwards from the worst case scenario so that I can take action to avoid that worst case scenario. In most cases, I never even get close to it. Generally, I find that I blew the situation out of proportion because I panicked and stressed out about the situation.

Great post, Ron! A key to leadership is avoiding complacency. Growth as a leader never stops. My favorite quote is a leader reads and a reader leads. As a leader I try to maintain a servant's heart in everything I do.