When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.

If you want to reach the top, don't run over others. Likely, the only way you'll reach the top is to be carried there by others.

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.