It takes time to get to the top, and that's good - because by the time you get there, you'll have learned what you need to know in order to stay there.

I don't think you have to go out and become Secretary of State or be Bono but I think it's to let people know that whatever they do in their life that that's good.

I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we're starting out in the world. That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh in the world every single day.

Our mothers give us so many gifts. They give us the precious gift of life, of course, but they also leave treasured lessons that can guide us along our journeys even when they are no longer with us.

God puts mentors in your path. They may not look like you, sound like you, or be what you expect. But they always know more that you.

The big thing is that if you don't try something, you'll always wonder. What could that have been like? What if...?

Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out there, I dare you to do the opposite.