My own career is a case study for what I believe in.

Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.

People who believe I'm an idiot don't hire me and they don't call.

Usually what happens is somebody grabs me and they always pull me off to the side. Nobody ever does it publically. They say, "I didn't want to be here." Or, "I don't usually like people like you." Or, "I didn't believe the things you actually talked about would work. I'm here to tell you that you converted me." That happens a lot.

Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.

If you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe.

Leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.