Leadership is a choice. It's not a rank, it's a choice. I know many people who are at the top of their organization who have authority. We have to do what they say because they have authority over us. But they're not leaders. We wouldn't follow them. They may be at the top of the company but they're not leaders.

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

The goal of life is not to have our lives mean something to ourselves. The goal of life is to have our lives mean something to others.

If you're going to undertake any project, like a book, you have to show up to give.

I'm very prescriptive about who I work with. I'm very clear about what I believe. If they believe what I believe I will work with them. If they say things like, "Convince me we should do this." I walk away.

It is a luxury to put our interests first. It is an honor to put the interests of others before our own.

Greatness starts with a clear vision of the future.