“I define empathy as the ability to put yourself in somebody else’s shoes and to understand and connect with what they are feeling - to feel what they’re feeling. You first have to understand the world as they see it through their eyes.”

Good listeners listen to what people say, and great listeners notice what people don’t say. When you know the neuroscience of listening, you realize that people can think up to nine times faster than they can speak. So the first thing they say is probably between ten and fourteen percent of what they are thinking.

“What is happening in the world is not the important part. What is important is the meaning that we give to what is happening. It’s not about the world, it’s about the way we see the world.”

I look at entrepreneurs, particularly founder-inclined people, like modern day superheroes. They are the people that are responsible for taking on the biggest challenges, with the longest, toughest odds, and overcoming incredible obstacles. And if and when they’re successful, they’re likely to change the world.”

“I found that what’s most important in life is connection and how we connect with life, because, after all, life isn’t about us; we’re about life.”

“Executive presence is demonstrated in the qualities of a leader that engage, align, inspire, and move people to act.”

“Finding the courage to speak up and challenge publicly in an environment of executives far above me - people who I wanted to be like - without having that title was really challenging for me. The moment I did was the moment my career trajectory completely changed.”

“The most successful sales people are curious, disciplined, organized, and engage all available resources.”

“From the human behavior side, I think my stance - especially seeing the work that we do - is that the vast majority of humans are caring, supportive and want what’s best for themselves and others.”

“Having an ecosystem of people who actually can talk to you, help you, and support you may be the most important thing, not only for your professional and personal success, but for your life.”

“Great storytellers find stories everywhere. And what I mean by that is they can take the simplest things and turn them into powerful and effective stories to teach key principles. So, here’s a story about how somebody changed the world. Now I want you to change the world. It can be just a simple day-to-day change that can lead to a change in behavior that you really want.”

"Leadership requires you to weigh-in and weigh-over the consequences of the decision either way and how that decision affects individuals."