The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.

There's a starting place. And that starting place for everyone is ambition. We're all scared of that word today because they made it bad in the late '80s. As if desire is not a good thing.

If your guard is up, let it down. If you've constructed a defensive wall to protect yourself and keep all the bad guys out, don't forget who that wall also prevents from getting in - the good guys.

We get to choose how we're going to live - what level of energy, what level of vibrancy, what level of excitement.

Why do we universally admire and respect a Gandhi, Mandela, Mother Teresa, Lincoln, or any other leader or legend from history's pantheon? It is because they were guided by integrity-based practices. They stood for something. They didn't break with the values they believed in just because they faced struggle.

If you create incredible value and information for others that can change their lives - and you always stay focused on that service - the financial success will follow.

We have to reconceptualize and understand that the act of pursuing our dreams and being our full selves is what allows us to feel alive.