“Maybe something can only be born when something else dies. Maybe our 'coming alive' feels like being dragged through the dirt. Maybe you and I are hanging my a thread of grace for most of our lives and we're expected to be humble, not haughty, with the breaks we've been given. Maybe we're supposed to pay good deeds forward. Maybe we're supposed to think what's in it for me? far less than we do. Maybe we need to sacrifice more. Maybe it won't feel like a sacrifice at all, but more like the sensation of becoming unnumbed.”

“You are a writer. You just need to write.”

“This is the secret to mastering any discipline: as you conquer one, you'll find it easier to tackle another.”

“To be wrecked begins with an experience that pulls you out of your comfort zone and self-centeredness, whether you want it or not.”

“Serving people is the best way to earn influence.”

“...we find our vocations not by focusing on ourselves, but by focusing on others.”

“If you're "one in a million", and the world is full of seven billion people, that means there are seven thousand people just like you.”

“Discomfort is the sign, you are on right track.”

“The path to your dream is more about following a direction than arriving at a destination.”

“I used to think that your calling was about doing something good in this world. Now I understand it’s about becoming someone good—and letting that goodness impact the world around you.”

“We who were born into privilege and opportunity were given these gifts with an expectation: to give them away.”