Occupation: Chef
Your life moves to a better place when you move at a sustainable pace.
If we're not careful we spiritualize laziness..
Attempt something so great for God that it is doomed to fail unless God is in it, and you're in it as well..
Excellence requires us to prepare in advance..
What's it like to be on the other side of me?.
Listen more than you talk..
Excellence is a signal to God that we are going to dig our ditches but if You don't make it rain, all of this is a waste of time..
Walk humbly but walk confidently. People want to follow confident, humble leaders..
If you don't have an emotionally healthy staff you won't move forward as an organization..
The people you listen to are a preview of the future you..
Fundraising requires looking someone eye-to-eye and say, "Will you help me" and don't say another thing. Just listen to them..
The solutions the non-profits are trying to provide aren't keeping pace with the problems they're trying to survive..
I love everybody but I don't have to hire everybody..
Talent matters. Systems matter. Strategies matter. We can't just bring nice people together and think we're going to solve the world's problems..
I have to look at our staff and ask the hard question - Would I hire them again?.
Asking for money is better over coffee than over a computer..
Who is in your life asking you the tough questions?.
Keep your character several steps ahead of your talent.
Charitable giving in the United States has remained at 2% of GDP since 1970..
I hire talented, creative, passionate learners who have a history of turning intention into reality..
I eat "NOs" for breakfast..