• Do your best—within the context of deadlines, resource constraints, and tools available; the goal of doing my best without constraints means I would still be working on my elementary bug collection.
• No is easier—our default is no because it seems like more work to say yes; no needs a reason, other than your personal comfort or laziness.
• Yes is better—this is in the same category as “more is better”; yes with limits, rules, design, and appropriate portion is better.
• When everything slows down . . . —it never seems to slow down because we have no way to stop spending time; time won’t change, but what you have said yes and no to will.
• Winners never quit—difficult times should not cause us to quit, but bad habits and sinful activity should be quit now; one-track minds and uni-presence means it may be wise to move on from one job so that we can start another.

Opening Question

1. Is there any cliché that your mom, dad, coach or boss used to say often enough that you can remember it today (e.g., “can’t never did do anything”)? Were all of those statements truth?
2. Scripture is our source of truth; some of these clichés sound good, but they may be false if taken out of context.

Closing Thoughts

• Balanced choices usually require multiple principles.
• Beware of humorous statements said so many times that they sound like truth (e.g., “good enough is perfect”).