To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.

Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making.

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

Being driven is not the same as being passionate. Passion is a love for the journey. Drive is a need to reach the destination.

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

Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.

Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.