When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.

You don't see the world as it is, you see it according to who you are.

I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse.

Live your life by a compass, not a clock.

Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences.