I Remember As A Seventeen-year-old Kid Saying,

Whenever I Mentor People And Help Them Discover Their Purpose, I Always Encourage Them To Start The Process By Discovering Their Strengths, Not Exploring Their Shortcomings. Why? Because People's Purpose In Life Is Always Connected To Their Giftedness. It Always Works That Way. You Are Not Called To Do Something That You Have No Talent For. You Will Discover Your Purpose By Finding And Remaining In Your Strength Zone.

I Do A Lot Of Conferences, A Lot Of Leadership Training. For About Six Or Seven Years I've Been Making This Statement - Every Time I Make It, I Can See People Just Kind Of - It's Just One Of Those Light Bulb Moments.

A Difficult Time Can Be More Readily Endured If We Retain The Conviction That Our Existence Holds A Purpose - A Cause To Pursue, A Person To Love, A Goal To Achieve.

When A Person Starts To Talk About Their Dreams, It's As If Something Bubbles Up From Within. Their Eyes Brighten, Their Face Glows, And You Can Feel The Excitement In Their Words.

I Wish I Could Say I Coined The Phrase "failing Forward." I Do It All The Time. I Find As I've Embraced This Approach To Business, Life, Cycling And Generally Any New Endeavor I Take On, I've Grown More And More Comfortable With The Possibility That I Am Not Likely To Succeed On My First Try. And That's Ok.