If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.

Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on.

The resistance is not something to be avoided, it's something to seek out.

You are not your resume, you are your work.

The Cul-de-Sac ( French for "dead end" ) ... is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes

Canoeing was hard and scary, and the wind could blow you across the lake if you did it wrong. After a year of not doing it right, I could talk to people and get them to sit up straight, take different kinds of chances, to breathe differently, to engage in the moment in the boat. And I changed them, and I changed me in the process.

The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.