It is the tuning of the universe... It's as if at the beginning of the symphony God turns up the volume just a tiny bit.

I have a definition of success.

As leaders, we're giving out grades in every encounter we have with people. We can choose to give out grades as an expectation to live up to, and then we can reassess them according to performance. Or we can offer grades as a possibility to live into. The second approach is much more powerful.

Live the rest of your life in possibility

The major difference between the 'best' and the 'average' is that the 'best' get as much pleasure from practice as performance.

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.

This is the moment — this is the most important moment right now. Which is: We are about contribution. That’s what our job is. It’s not about impressing people. It’s not about getting the next job. It’s about contributing something.