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" Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals. "

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" People don't realize how much control they do have. The more you can show them this control, the easier it is to tap back into the creative side of the brain that allows people to see possibilities and options. "

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" The best way we can encourage people to create companies that create jobs is to celebrate the diverse entrepreneurial stories and the variety of drivers that led these entrepreneurs to sticking their necks out. "

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" My life is scattered and busy. I think of my home as a resort. When I step through the door, I feel relaxed. I almost feel like I've taken a vacation. "

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" Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them. "

" Bali is one of my favorite places in the world. In one of my past lives, I believe I was living on the island of Bali. "

" Isn't it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it's most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment? "

" In general, I'm not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature. "

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" The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble. "

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" I know that when I attached my sense of identity a little too closely to my work that I might be distracting myself from feelings of unworthiness. It wasn't the number of hours I worked or how bloodshot my eyes were that defined the difference. It was something internal. "

" Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world. "

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" When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves. "