The twin sister to autonomy and freedom is responsibility and accountability. You cannot have one with out the other. If someone is given an area of responsibility, not only must they be set free to do it, they must also be held accountable for what they do. Accountability clarifies freedom. In the teams and companies where you see boundary confusion, power struggles, control, over-reaching of one's line of responsibility, you will also see lapses in accountability as well.

We all make mistakes, but the people who thrive from their mistakes are the successful ones.

Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.

You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.

When a person travels through a few years with an organization, or with a partnership, or any other kind of working association, he leaves a 'wake' behind in these two areas, task and relationship: what did he accomplish and how did he deal with people?

The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.

Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.