Society no longer trains us for consistency - we have to train ourselves.

It is frightening to think how many leaders are making important decisions using dying brains.

Character carries you when capability can’t.

When leaders do not make time to learn and innovate, it is a sure sign they are failing.

Authentic leaders practice being a leader when it doesn’t matter.

Choice. No one can make it for you, nor can they take it from you.

The travesty of starting at the bottom turned out be a blessing.

Leaders who are successful in 2022 will strengthen their character; they will reinforce and sustain their grit.

Authentic thought leaders gain perspective from people who think differently, and actively seek out dissenting voices. 

How we say what we say is way more than what we say.

If we cling to human-made rules and policies, we are guaranteed to be wrong at some point.

Successful leaders aren’t driven to exhaustion by their calendar or other’s whims and needs.

Humanity is to work for humanity. True authentic leaders work for the humans entrusted to their care.

The moments I am a poor leader are the moments I am selfish.

Perfection murders progress, learning, and most devastatingly, leadership.

We estimate character by that which we are capable of appreciating.

Confidence increases in proportion to lack of fear.

Authentic leaders do not seek failures, but expect them.

Lack of patience leads to leadership being completely out of touch with their employees and blinded to what is really going on.

The crux of authentic leadership is to work on oneself, all the while extending the same flexibility and forgiveness to others.