All the stuff that keeps you safe from feeling scary emotions? They also keep you from feeling the good emotions. You have to shake those off. You have to become vulnerable.

Lean into the discomfort of the work.

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.

For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough.

Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface of the Internet is also this way. Things are either perfectly right or they will not work. So much of the world we work and live in is based upon being correct, being perfect.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.

Joy, collected over time, fuels resilience - ensuring we'll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.