“You can’t ‘cope with’ change anymore than you can ‘manage’ stress.”

When our purpose becomes avoidance, our life becomes a void.

The most successful form of correction is when the “other” feels informed versus chastised.

Freedom isn’t about having permission to do whatever we want… it’s about having the courage to do whatever fills our life with meaning.

Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) – It?s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.

One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.

When faced with conflicting thoughts and emotions, we must decide what to trust, what we fear, or what we know. What’s important is that this decision be made by the knowledgeable versus the anxious part of who we are.

Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.

You never want to tie your responsibility to another’s irresponsibility.

People have the absolute right to be just as unhappy and miserable as they want to be.

In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.

Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.

Nothing is meaningless it’s how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.

One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.

Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.

Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism.

Selfish is caring for ourselves at others’ expense … Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.

Lists are how I parse and manage the world.

You can keep on driving it but eventually you will ruin the engine.

These are data points, not judgments of your ability to manage your diabetes.

If you take the hard numbers, then science is clearly telling us that we’re running out of time.

Through my life, [there have been] a lot of devils and a lot of situations, so I’m just goin’ hard, maintaining, regardless of what people got to say about Ace Hood.

In other words, leaders are visionaries and managers operate within those established visions.

We always speak well when we manage to be understood.

We are implementing what is written in the Koran. If we manage to do so, then of course it will be a success.