But you have to do what you dream of doing even while you're afraid.

I come from a Greek household. My mother wouldn't let the FedEx man come in without eating.

Don't just climb the ladder, chart a new path.

So great becomes the fear of losing what we have that many of us rush back to hide under the temporary shelter of convention rather than follow the path of self-discovery wherever it might lead. Given adequate time and sufficient fear, we may hide so long that we hardly notice we're slowly suffocating.

We are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what's left is who we truly are.

I'm passionate. I find if I really believe something, I want to put my entire being behind it.

At the moment, our society’s notion of success is largely composed of two parts: money and power. But it’s time for a third metric, beyond money and power - one founded on well-being, wisdom, our ability to wonder, and to give back.