CEO of Salesforce’s book: Trailblazer-The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change quotes
“in the sense that it’s all about connection, not transaction. Business is temporal, but relationships are eternal. Which means they have to be genuine, and built on common ground.” “In Detroit, we discussed how talent is fleeing many companies because they believe those companies’ actions are in conflict, or out of alignment, both with their […]
My favorite passages from Marc Benioff’s Trailblazer book (Salesforce’s CEO story about social impact as a business)
These were my favorite passages from reading his stories about his challenges during their rapid growth and the challenges and opportunities he had to go through in order to make a difference as a business. “Within four years, I had been promoted to vice president, the youngest person ever in that position. Soon I had […]
What I learned from reading the CEO of Disney’s biography
These were some of my favorite passages from Robert Iger’s book about lessons he has learned about leadership, life, business, and leaving a legacy. “ABC Sports showed me the world and made me more sophisticated. I got exposed to things I’d never contemplated before. I remember exactly where and when I ate my first fine […]
10 things I have learned from being a mentor at StreetWise Partners
Streetwise partners is one of the mentorship programs I am involved with. We meet every Thursday at Morgan Stanley and practice public speaking in front of a cohort of mentors and mentees. StreetWise Partners’ goal is to leverage mentorship to increase employment opportunities for adults from overlooked and under-resourced communities within New York, Washington, D.C., and […]
My thoughts on Leadership
One of my fraternity brothers at Rutgers reached out to me about an assignment in Leadership. It was to interview someone who stood out to you to be a leader and I was humbled, and this was the conversation. I’m fortunate to be surrounded by so many leaders, and I felt like I could speak […]
The Roof- Live a Life Inspired by Purpose
These are some of my favorite passages from Marci Shimoff’s Happy for No Reason book. “There are two great days in a person’s life- the day we are born and the day we discover why. – William Barclay, twentieth-century Scottish theologian “When we learn to say a deep, passionate yes to the things that really […]
Take Ownership of Your Happiness
These are passages from one of the interesting books I am reading now called Happy For No Reason by Marci Shimoff. “The Happy 100 recognize that it isn’t useful to label events as “good” or “bad” in the first place. Instead, they choose to trust that everything contains a gift or a lesson, though they […]
10 Things I learned from Landmark’s Transformational -Curriculum for Living.
I am in a personal transformation program called Landmark’s Introduction’s Leaders Program. One of my biggest goals is dealing with my blindspots and what’s going on inside my head. We complete this by tackling what we call rackets which are things that keep coming up that prevent us from reaching our goals. We also get […]
Favorite Quotes from Fictional Authencity
Kudos to my coach Alex Terranova making it possible for us by leading the way. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” -Melody Beattie “Happiness is not a goal, it’s a byproduct.”-Eleanor Roosevelt “Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let […]
10 things I’ve Learned from the Summit of Greatness
The last three days was a magical experience. We got to get together roughly 2,000 people in Columbus, Ohio with Lewis Howes and his guests. Most of the topics that the speakers were sharing and giving us insights about were around self-discovery, healing, fitness, mental and physical well being, and connecting the mind, body, and […]