Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. By WHY I mean your purpose, cause or belief - WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care?

Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.

To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject.

The responsibility of leadership is not taken, it is given. Only when others choose to follow us can we truly lead.

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

It doesn't matter how much we know, it matters how clearly others can understand what we know.

We should invest in people not ideas. A good idea is often destroyed by bad people and good people can always make a bad idea better.