People are motivated by fear, but they are not inspired by it. Everything that inspires us comes from love.

More than anything else today, followers believe they are part of a system, a process that lacks heart. If there is one thing a leader can do to connect with followers at a human, or better still a spiritual level, it is to become engaged with them fully, to share experiences and emotions, and to set aside the processes of leadership we have learned by rote.

People are motivated by fear, but they are not inspired by it. Everything that inspires us comes from love.

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and inner needs of followers.

Surely we have a responsibility to finally listen to - and honor - the siren calls of our souls, which have been silenced by our egos throughout our lives? How else can we connect with our essence, the source of our calling?

Excellence in our society is less a product of conflict and hostility than of collaboration.

Science sometimes falls short when trying to fathom the depths of our essence - and our inspiration comes from that essence.