If you can connect your understanding to the other person’s situation, experiencee, and feelings, then you will bridge any gap and build initial trust. 

If the discipline and motivation are driven by purpose, then the obstacles will never stay permanent. 

When the heart is pure, 

the mind is clear, 

and the soul is free, 

then there is no space for judgment. 

Industry expertise and exact experience are irrelevant for those who know how to learn. 

When companies only hire for experience they often miss out on the overall best talent. 

Hire for expertise in curiosity, for expertise in learning, for experience in adapting, and not “industry specific experience”. 

Better intent creates better outcomes. 

Even the poorest excuse for taking the wrong action is better than never trying. 

Good leaders ask questions and listen more than they talk. 

Good leaders provide courage more than advise. 

Good leaders share the vision and then enable the path forward. 

Great leaders do all three. 

One of the most arrogant forms of self-destruction (and easiest to avoid if servant leadership and humility are embraced) is thinking you don’t need the experience, wisdom, skills, and support of those who have already accomplished what you are trying to so hard to do. 

Mistakes aren’t the opposite of success; they are the essential building blocks and “R&D” required to reach your goals. When you stop fearing failure and start viewing it as necessary feedback, you become psychologically bulletproof and ready for any challenge.

Your reputation is your most valuable currency, and it’s far easier to keep it than it is to get it back once it is damaged by self-inflicted errors (bad choices). Always choose the path of highest integrity, even when it’s the most expensive or difficult route. Long-term trust is the only sustainable model for fulfilling relationships. The quality of your relationships always determines the quality of your life.