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.

Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.

Don't show up to prove. Show up to improve.

Starbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets, tables and desks at which we could work and the option to spend as much time in their stores as we wanted without any pressure to buy. The coffee was incidental.

I'm interested in the left side of the Bell Curve.

The true value of networking doesn't come from how many people we can meet but rather how many people we can introduce to others.

The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.