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"It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else."
"The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm."
"What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work."
"Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders."
"Follow those who follow something bigger than themselves - an idea, a belief, a vision, a cause. Run away from those who say we need to follow them."
"When we accept the fact that we can't do everything, we are more willing to ask for and accept help when we do anything."
"I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets."
"Your work is your own private megaphone to tell the world what you believe."
"A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence. If our parents fixed everything for us and did not allow us to do anything on our own, or intervened every single time, we would all grow up to be completely dependent. The reason we grow up to be healthy adults is because our parents played this game of giving us responsibility, disciplining us when necessary, letting us try, letting us fail."
"When I was a kid, I was a bit of a space geek. I loved the space program and all things NASA. I would read books about our solar system; I had pictures of the Space Shuttle on my bedroom wall. And yes, I even went to Space Camp."
"Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism."
"Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity it is as if we are talking about the past."
"Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action!"
"It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius."
"If we don't give things a try, nothing will get off the ground."
"Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow."
"My challenge is to make sure the things I say and the things I do remain consistent for as often and as long as possible. My why is to inspire people to do the things that inspire them so that together we can change our world. That's why I wake up every single day. I'm agnostic to the form it takes: I teach, I write, I speak, I advise."
"A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for."
"Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going."
"If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else."