We must act as if our institutions are ours to create, our learning is ours to define, our leadership we seek is ours to become.

The goal is to balance a life that works with a life that counts.

What worked yesterday is the gilded cage of tomorrow.

We are reluctant to let go of the belief that if I am to care for something I must control it.

The shift in the world begins with a shift in our thinking. Shifting our thinking does not change the world, but it creates a condition where the shift in the world becomes possible.

We must establish a personal connection with each other. Connection before content. Without relatedness, no work can occur.

I discovered that resolution of conflict comes from people being able to express their own feelings and their own needs in the face of another. Making agreements and setting goals without building upon the feelings of the parties involved is empty, because it does not consider the vulnerabilities of our own humanity.