Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.

There are always those times when you're going to be down. It's how you step through it that makes you the person you are.

Embrace the hell out of personal responsibility.

Throughout my life, my mom has been the person that I've always looked up to.

I always wanted to teach.

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions