“The more we are true to ourselves, the more we can connect with and contribute to the world.”

Have you ever played a video game that didn’t have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills.

The ultimate secret to growth is finding something worth fighting for.

The simple fact that you care, that you want to do your best, that you strive to enjoy life and love, this makes you so much more than enough.

Never let someone tell you that you or your dreams are impossible, improbable, or not ‘good enough’ for their liking, especially when they have no experience or knowledge of your true heart and powers.

When you knock on the door of opportunity, do not be surprised that it is Work who will answer.

If you look at high performers they are always the most passionate – in any industry.

Never let your small business make you small-minded.

A life filled with silly social drama and gossip indicates that a person is disconnected from purpose and lacking meaningful goals. People on a path of purpose don’t have time for drama.

It takes an extraordinary amount of attention to manifest any ambition. But life intervenes – distractions and obligations pull us away from the ambition we originally had.

Meditation is a lifelong process. Give it a try. As you get deeper and more disciplined into the process, you’ll get deeper and more disciplined in your mind and life.

We get to choose how we’re going to live – what level of energy, what level of vibrancy, what level of excitement.

Successful people take their current limitation and put it on their agenda as a job to do, as a thing to figure out and make happen.

No matter how small you start, start something that matters.

If you create incredible value and information for others that can change their lives – and you always stay focused on that service – the financial success will follow.

At the end of our lives we all ask, did i live? Did i love? Did i matter?

I won’t let others stoke fear in my heart. I choose to remain true to who I am and where my dreams direct me no matter the hardship I might incur. I remember it always: Fear wins or Freedom wins, and I choose Freedom.

My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.

I could have sexual chemistry with vinegar.

There’s a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.

A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I’m very brutal on my instruments, but not all the time.

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

My desire for connection is stronger than my desire for perfection.

Our connection will last – even as we walk down separate, winding paths.

Grateful always for the connection we’ve kept since our lives grew apart.