To return to our authenticity, we have to let go of all that we are not. We recognize and let go of the judgments, fears, and “shoulds” that keep us stuck.

Authenticity is our natural state of being. The authentic self is a state of being where we are centered, creative, adaptive, and inspired.

Our suppressing who we are to fit in is exhausting. It kills flow and creativity. It also prevents genuine connection with others.

Being true to ourselves is about having courage to define our own version of what it is to live a successful life.

Confused? Confusion is good. It’s an excellent place to learn something new from.

Practice holding labels lightly as leaders so you have greater range in your behaviors and are more adaptable and effective in a greater range of situations.

Authentic leadership is at the root of cultures of great innovation, engagement, outstanding client experiences, and growth.

Authenticity is a choice we make about who we want to be that inspires our greater aliveness.

The struggle to live up to an “ideal image” of who we should be in order to feel safe misdirects and depletes our energy.

Authentic leadership is leading adaptively from your core, choosing who you’re most inspired to be to serve the greatest good in this moment.

Authentic leadership is a whole body experience. Our bodies have a lot more to teach us about ourselves than our thoughts.

For those who have a great attitude, their life fills with an abundance of beauty, which deserves gratitude.

One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors.

Teaching is not the oldest profession. But it is certainly among the loneliest.

You have to get to know your voice and its strengths and play on those. It took me quite a long time.

I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.

I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.

I had a one day slip, Matt. So what do you do? You get up and you go on, and you try not to do it again.

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it." Stephen Covey "It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.

God and His Priest and King,...make up a heaven of our misery.