The one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection.

There is no creativity without vulnerability.

Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.

Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back.

Courage - To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

It's a practice for me every day, sometimes every hour of every day. It is an absolute practice. When I went into the research, I really thought that there are authentic people and inauthentic people, period. What I found is, there people who practice authenticity and people who don't. The people who practice authenticity work their ass off at it.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.