“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.

“There’s a time to lead from the front, and a time to lead from behind, and a time to lead by the side. And, I found that was a bit of a different model for me. I wanted to always lead from the front.”

"Learning to understand your team members deeply is a game-changer."

“True leadership means you’re in the game. People don’t see you as someone that won’t do the same thing that they do.”

“People who have some sense of connectedness to something bigger than themselves are grateful.”

"I find that the best, most meaningful networking relationships occur inside the context of living your life and being fully present in the opportunities that show up."

“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.”

"People mostly have the answer within them. The job of the leader is to help them find these answers."

"Momentum is not merely tactical. It is strategic because it builds its own dynamic propulsion."

“I think there’s that authenticity of integrating all dimensions of our life experience and being able to commit to truly being that authentic whole person in all moments.”

“I would encourage people to think about this concept of playgrounds and how they can get up every day and turn a practice into a habit into a system that allows them to have fun in their lives.”