The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.

Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you.

The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.

I am not failing - I am growing! Do you have the ability to reframe failure as growth in order to achieve your goals?

The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.

The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.

Don't be interesting - be interested.