Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.

Leaders have the privilege and responsibility of going first. The most powerful way that anybody can lead is by example.

Amateurs write when they are inspired. Professionals are inspired when they write. This is a subtle but important distinction.

Very simply, a platform is the thing you stand on to get heard. It's your stage. But unlike a stage in a theatre, today's platform is not built of wood or concrete or perched on a grassy hill. Today's platform is built of people. Contacts. Connections. Followers.

Watch your mouth: The language we use creates the reality we experience.

I don't have a religious bone in my body but I believe artists (of any medium), in our best selves, are vessels of truth.

No one runs your life unless you let them. And you have more power than you think.