In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check.

So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.

In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.

When you can wake up in the morning and feel successful whether some end goal is realized or not...THAT is true success.

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

The cost of leadership is self-interest.

We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.