True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts.

If you're interested in a book that will steadily grow and sell for a very long time, I promise you I will give you that.

I don't have to convince everybody in the room. I just need a critical mass of the people in the room.

There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.

I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did little groups. I had no following.

A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience.

When you show up to speak publically, you have to show up to give. You always know the ones who do and the ones who don't.