Macmillan's rejection had left him very downcast. . . Patrick Swift was invited to peruse the contents and decided that the poems should be published.
To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.
Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation.
Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.
Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.
Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections you make has the potential to become a high point or a low point in someone's day.
You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it.
How many languages can a child learn? As many as you will take the time to teach them.
I want to do more movies. I feel like it's a totally different skill set than there is to theater. It's much more internal.
Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold.
Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.