Whether you lead a nation, an enterprise, a community, or a family, we are all in the communication business.

Leaders listen. Staggeringly well.

The world needs many more dreamers. Unreasonable souls who fight the urge to be ordinary.

If you've tried everything possible to get an outcome, and it just hasn't worked out as planned, stop trying so hard. Relax. Maybe the timing's not right. Maybe it wasn't in your best interests. Maybe while one door seems to be closing, another is opening.

Being productive at your craft is important. Being productive in your devotion to grow as a human is essential.

I bought my own home in 2004. It's a sanctuary for my family and a place of peace and calm. It's key for anyone committed to leadership and success to avoid the noise and focus on their best opportunities.

When I need to complete a project of primary importance, I'm around nature a lot.

We are shaped by our conversations.

The project you are most scared to do is the one that holds your greatest growth.

The best businesspeople have a hunger to make their todays better than their yesterdays. They have a staggeringly large appetite for pushing the envelope.

Managers develop organisations; leaders develop people.

No matter how busy I get or how much pressure is on my shoulders, a good workout makes me feel at ease. I come off the treadmill feeling relaxed, full of joy and with a sense of perspective over the issues on my plate.

Let planning be the springboard, so that spirituality can be our splash.

I had lost a clear sense of the vision and values instilled in me as a child and was no longer driven by any mission or passion. I made the difficult decision to pull back from the noise of my life and reinvent the way I was living and leading.

Your billion-dollar ideas don't show up in the middle of dramatic distraction. They show up when you have the business and personal discipline to make space for your creative mind to flourish.

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?

Your income reflects your self-identity. Your impact reveals your personal story.

The best of the best understand that people do business with people they like. People do business with people they trust, and people do business with those who make them feel special.

Leadership and greatness comes to those who follow-through. Who stand for near-flawless execution.

If you're the smartest person you know, it's time to know some new people.

The brighter the fire in your belly to achieve something special, the more hurts you'll have.

The fears you run away from run toward you. The fears you don't own will own you. But behind every fear wall lives a precious treasure.

A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.

Epic production has less to do with your willpower and more to do with the routines you install. Get those right, and you'll enjoy exponential results automatically.