When I first met Jack, I was terrified of him. I wasn't expecting a fun, laughing, enjoyable, exciting guy. I walked into his office like most people, with my knees knocking together. I was scared.

Just keep asking questions. Does this job allow me to be myself? Does it make me smarter? Does it open doors? Does it represent a compromise I accept? Does it touch my inner being?

We are perfectionists. We are hungry to work all the time. We are entertained by every aspect of business and we never want to stop working.

It used to be you rose up through the ranks, and by the time you got a job as a boss, you had done the work of everybody beneath you.

You've got to dig in [and learn about things you don't know] if you want to stay in the conversation.

When I first met Jack, I was terrified of him. I wasn't expecting a fun, laughing, enjoyable, exciting guy. I walked into his office like most people, with my knees knocking together. I was scared.

It's a choice that you make and there's consequences. It's something you have to own.