When you have knowledge, patience, and passion, and pair those with hard work, you will find success -- but don’t ever forget about kindness.
~ Adam Kirk Smith
In relationships, always strive to give more than you take -- that's how you make a bigger impact.
Everything we do is practice for something greater than where we currently are.
You'll only beat your fears once you get to the point where you care more about your purpose than what people think of you.
Every time you make a choice you’re taking time and effort away from something or someone else. Every choice has a cost.
The biggest roadblock to changing the world is believing that your voice doesn't matter.
When quitting is done correctly, it isn't giving up - it's making room for something better.
Entitlement is such a cancer, because it is void of gratitude.
Instead of thinking that you always need to do bigger things, learn to do the small things in better ways.
As a leader, your main responsibility is to remove any barriers that stand in the way.
The world’s most successful people didn’t wait for someone else to pick them, but instead, they picked themselves.
Stop looking for permission from other people to do what you know you are meant to do.
You don’t have to worry about getting the attention of others when you’re good at what you do.
People who succeed in business aren't afraid to hear feedback from their customers -- they actually thrive from it.
You will know who wants you to succeed by the way they see the good in you before they ever see your flaws.
The next 15 years are more important than the previous 15. The past is done, learn from it and move on.
Imperfection doesn’t disqualify you from helping others -- it makes you more qualified to give advice in the area you learned from.
You will make better decisions once you begin thinking long-term rather than short-term.
Sometimes bad things that come in life aren’t necessarily bad things, they can be motivators to do more.
Never let people who are more unhappy than you tell you how to live your life.
Contentment - being happy while doing something - and complacency - being happy while doing nothing - are entirely different.
The slinky and post-it notes are both products that came from mistakes. Don’t forget that mishaps can be turned into triumphs.
