Nobody in the history of...

Nobody in the history of the world who spent their career following orders and playing by the rules accomplished anything that was both positive and worth remembering.

Between stimulus and response, there is a...

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.

Be realistic about your...

Be realistic about your goals. Surround yourself with positivity. Acknowledge accomplishments and passions. Share what you have to offer. Don't be afraid to speak up. You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.

You want to deliver to the...

You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end. There is no ethos, in my opinion, that is better for any lawyer or any other person to have. By and large, the people who have this ethos win in life and they don’t win just money, not just honors. They win the respect, the deserved trust of the people they deal with, and there is huge pleasure in life to be obtained from getting deserved trust.

If you watch the finals or championship in any...

If you watch the finals or championship in any sport, every team goes through a moment where they want to quit. Every time. That is indescribable. How about not quitting? How about you keep doing your job and matter of fact, let’s do it even better. Let’s turn it up a notch when it gets hard.

You can think about ideas and...

You can think about ideas and possibilities or limitations. You can get jealous or you can get inspired. There is a pattern to what you think. Break that pattern if it doesn't serve your purpose.

Always leave room for the...

Always leave room for the unexpected. A buffer of time, a little extra money, a reserve of goodwill. You won't be maximizing every opportunity or squeezing out every last dollar, but what you lose in reward, you gain in safety.

Survival is the highest return of all.