“There is no safe container to store your values while you’re at work; not living your deepest values will leak on you”

“Let’s get right on top of the bottom line: You must live your personal values at work.”

“Unfortunately, there’s no law against being smart and living stupid, no matter how harmful it may be to you. You can unknowingly ricochet away from your deepest values because you’ve mistakenly come to believe you don’t deserve to live them—and spend much of your life sabotaging what you want most by aiming for just the opposite. This doesn’t mean your values haven’t always been your values. They’re driving you still and they’re waiting for you still. Toss them away as forcefully as you want, then duck: boomerang.”

“The purpose of leadership is to change the world around you in the name of your values, so you can live those values more fully.”

“Why live my personal values at work? This is an excellent question to ask. If your attorneys are planning an insanity defense.”

“You’ll give up nothing to live your personal values at work. The same can’t be said about choosing not to.”

“Careful now: even a financially rewarding, intellectually stimulating work environment isn’t the same as living your own values.”