The real you focuses on goals that inspire you and doesn’t let “that’s just not me!” stand in the way.

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.

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.

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

In the furnace of fire, gold and silver are refined.In the furnace of affliction, we are refined and purified.

They taught me in the Army to make plans based upon the other guy's capabilities, and not based upon his stated intentions. And an employer is capable of firing you at any time.

Make me a shadow on the wall!

New York City in life was much like New York City in death. It was still hard to get a cab, for example.

We are part of a system that includes trees. Without trees, we will eventually all

The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.

What joy that the Bible tells us the great comfort that the best is yet to be. Our outlook goes beyond this world.

If God is, man is a slave; now, man can and must be free; then, God does not exist. I defy anyone whomsoever to avoid this circle; now, therefore, let all choose.

The majority of my photos are taken while traveling, because everything feels new and exciting initially. Taking photos is like a way to make sense of the overwhelming.

I've got more clothes than my wife.