For your convenience and further study, I have included a detailed list of citations for each chapter. I have made every effort to attribute any quotations or ideas to the appropriate person, publication, or website. Any source links or references provided were active at the time of the initial publishing of this book. For Scriptures, unless otherwise noted, please refer to the New King James Version (NKJV).
The BIG Pivot: Shifting Your Leadership Focus from Outward Success to Inward Growth
Chapter 2. Good Character Is Spiritual
1. Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)
2. Galatians 5:22 (AMP)
3. Habakkuk 3:17-18, 2 Corinthians 8:2
4. Mark 4:38, Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
5. Luke 2:46, 52
6. John 15:4-5
Chapter 3. Integrity
1. 1 Samuel 16:1,7
2. John 1:4
3. Leviticus 19:11
Chapter 4. Faithfulness
1. Matthew 25:23
2. Hebrews 3:2 (GW)
Chapter 5. Stewardship
1. 1 Corinthians 4:2 (KJV)
2. Zechariah 4:10 (NLT)
3. 1 Thessalonians 5:23
4. 1 Corinthians 4:1
5. Ephesians 2:8-10
6. 1 Peter 4:10
7. Psalm 90:12; Ephesians 5:15-17
8. Genesis 18:19
9. 1 Corinthians 7:20-24
10. 1 Corinthians 12:18; Ephesians 4:16
11. Deuteronomy 8:17-18
12. 1 Corinthians 4:2
13. Romans 14:7-12
14. 1 Timothy 3:4-5
TRAIT 2 — DISCIPLINE
1. Meier, J.D. «Zig Ziglar Quotes.» Sources of Insight. Accessed February 18, 2025.
https://sourcesofinsight.com/zig-ziglar-quotes/
Chapter 6. You Must Be Disciplined
1. QuotesWise. n.d. “John Maxwell Quotes — Page 3.” Accessed March 10, 2025.
http://www.quoteswise.com/john-maxwell-quotes-3.html.
2. 1 Corinthians 9:27
3. Romans 7:15-25 (KJV)
4. 2 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV)
5. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)
Chapter 7. You Must Commit
1. 1 Timothy 4:16
2. Proverbs 20:25 (MSG)
3. Genesis 3:6 (KJV)
4. Ecclesiastes 3:1
5. Isaiah 40:31; Galatians 6:9
6. Proverbs 21:5, 20
7. BrainyQuote.n.d. «Vince Lombardi Quotes.» Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/vince_lombardi_121318.
Chapter 8. You Must Focus
1. Luke 9:62 (TLB)
2. 2 Timothy 4:10
Chapter 9. You Must Finish
1. 2 Timothy 4:7
TRAIT 3 — HUMILITY
1. Matthew 23:11-12 (NLT)
Chapter 10. Prideful Leadership
1. Theodore Roosevelt, quoted in Goodreads, accessed April 17, 2025,
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/147036-the-best-executive-is-the-one-who-has-sense-enough
2. Proverbs 29:23 (KJV)
Chapter 11. Listen to Others
1. James 1:19b (NIV)
2. Morgan, Jacob. “Research Shows Only 8% of Leaders Are Great Listeners.” LinkedIn Pulse. Last modified May 7, 2020. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/research-shows-only-8-leaders-great-listeners-jacob-morgan/.
3. Emtrain. Emtrain Culture Report 2020. March 2020. Accessed February 18, 2025.
https://emtrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Emtrain-Culture-Report-2020_Full.pdf
4. Exodus 18:13-24
5. 1 Kings 12:1-19
TRAIT 4 — COURAGE
1. Encyclopedia Britannica. “15 Nelson Mandela Quotes.” Britannica. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/list/nelson-mandela-quotes.
Chapter 12. Be Brave, Conquer Fear
1 Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
2. Aristotle. AZQuotes.com, Wind and Fly LTD, 2025. https://www.azquotes.com/quote/482113, accessed March 10, 2025.
3. 1 Samuel 15:1-26
4. Meyer, Joyce. 2005. Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone. New York: Warner Faith.
Chapter 13. Courage to Lead
1. Goodreads. 2025. “Share the Credit, Take the Blame, and Quietly Find Out What’s Wrong.” Goodreads. Accessed March 6, 2025. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10402375-share-the-credit-take-the-blame-and-quietly-find-out.
TRAIT 5 — COMPETENCE
1. The Franklin Institute. “Benjamin Franklin’s Famous Quotes.” The Franklin Institute. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/famous-quotes.
Chapter 14. Talk Less, Grow More
1. 2 Corinthians 3:18
2. Romans 1:17
3. John 15:1-2, 5
4. Maxwell, John C. The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential. Center Street, 2012.
5. Isaiah 43:19
Chapter 15. Knowledge and Skills
1. Kennedy, John F. “Speech at the Dallas Trade Mart.” November 22, 1963. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/dallas-tx-trade-mart-undelivered-19631122.
2. Goodreads. 2025. “If a craftsman wants to do good work, he must first sharpen his tools.” Goodreads. Accessed March 6, 2025. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7244563-if-a-craftsman-wants-to-do-good-work-he-must.