Leadership is about making people feel safe. When someone feels heard, they feel safe.

Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them.

What you do is proof of what you believe.

Some good leaders are rough around the edges and some leaders are difficult. Some have difficult personalities and some are really nice to be around, but those are not the qualifications. The qualifications are their desire to see us achieve more, their desire to push us to be the best we can be. Not for their selfish gain, but because they believe that we have something to offer.

It's better to do it than to talk about how perfect it could be.

We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.

Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.