I need to reach out to people who work for small to mid-sized companies, and help them identify and apply their strengths at work.

Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in.

Your strongest life is built through a continuous practice of designing moment by moment.

Great managers know they don't have 10 salespeople working for them. They know they have 10 individuals working for them . A great manager is brilliant at spotting the unique differences that separate each person and then capitalizing on them.

True individuality can be lonely.

When it comes to exploring your creative side, it's very easy to think of all the reasons you can't do it-you don't have the time, you don't have the money, etc.-but if you are truly passionate about expressing yourself, you can find a way. When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning. Take the next step and the next until what you've dreamed about begins to become reality.

Getting after this terrible, avoidable waste of human potentiality is what gets me out of bed every morning.