The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better drives the human race forward.

There's only one of me. With you using the why in the center of your work helps me.

If you sell what you do, you're a vendor. If you sell why you do it, you're a brand.

More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.

Leadership isn't answering the questions others ask. Leadership is asking others to answer their own questions.

Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.

Don't freak yourself out by what other people have. They don't have what you've got.