Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.

The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success.

Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines crucible as "a place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces; a severe test of patience or belief; a vessel for melting material at high temperatures." A crucible was the vessel in which medieval alchemists attempted to turn base metals into gold. That the alchemists inevitably failed in their audacious attempts doesn't denigrate the power of the crucible as a metaphor for the circumstances that cause an individual to be utterly transformed.