We don’t learn much when everything goes right. We learn the most when things go wrong.
Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.
Value is a perception not a calculation. Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get.
Great communicators don’t just hear the words. Great communicators hear the meaning behind the words.
If you’re not remarkable, you’re invisible.
Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.
Focus on where you’re going and you’ll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you’re taking and you won’t know where you’re going.
Never opt for change simply to leave something you don’t like. Change works best when you go toward something, even if it is the unknown.
Outside advice can only tell you how a decision looks. Only you can know how it feels. The best decisions look and feel right.
A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.
Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.
The passion to change the world for the better is a more powerful force than defense to keep it the same.
Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn’t said.
The worst leaders are the once that think they have to know as much or more than the people who work with them. The best leaders are the once who know that their employees know hell of a lot more than what they know and willing to admit it whilst expressing the value of their employees.
People who go to work to be a part of the cause don’t go home. They are home. Now – who wants to quit?
We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.
The value of networking is not measured by the number of people we meet but by the number of people we introduce to others.
You are authentic when everything you say and everything you do you ACTUALLY believe.
Our goals should serve as markers, measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves.