All great thinkers are initially ridiculed – and eventually revered.

No matter how busy I get or how much pressure is on my shoulders, a good workout makes me feel at ease. I come off the treadmill feeling relaxed, full of joy and with a sense of perspective over the issues on my plate.

The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, your talents, your dreams, is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal. Take long walks in the woods.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

We live in a world where many of us have a lot of friends on Facebook but yet we have lost human connection.

By seizing the opportunities that disruption presents and leveraging hard times into greater success through outworking/outinnovating/outthinking and outworking everyone around you, this just might be the richest time of your life so far.