Great communicators don't just hear the words. Great communicators hear the meaning behind the words

We can make up for lost money, but we can't make up for lost time.

Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world.

To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world.

Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.

If you sell what you do, you're a vendor. If you sell why you do it, you're a brand.

Our goals should serve as markers, measurements of the progress we make in pursuit of something greater than ourselves.