There's only one why. You only have one why, and your why is fully formed by the time you're 17, 18 or 19years old, maybe even earlier. The rest of your life are simply opportunities to either live in or out of balance and the career choices we make and the decisions we make in our lives either put us in balance with our why, which makes us happy, fulfilled and inspired. Or it puts us out of our why, which makes us frustrated, stressed out and sometimes we fail.

I'm building on purpose. I'm building that tipping point. I'm building that law of diffusion of innovation.

Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?

Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more

Instead of showing up to let everyone know how great we are, show up to find out how great everyone else is.

Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.

There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers.